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OU President David Boren discusses possible tuition and fees increases
Tuition and mandatory fees will not be increased more than nine percent if any increase is needed next school year, OU President David Boren said today at a forum in the Oklahoma Memorial Union's Beiard Lounge .
Boren said he spoke with lawmakers and the governor to ensure that any budget cuts and increases in tuition and mandatory fees would not hinder the quality of education at OU for future years.
“We expect a budget cut, but when it comes to how high we will have to raise tution the regents and I will not go any higher than nine percent,” Boren said.
Boren said the current budget situtation in Oklahoma is bad, but is nothing like what is happening in other states.
“What has happened in California has decsimated the quality and affordability of higher education,” Boren said. “That will not happen in Oklahoma and that will not happen to us.
"Tuiton and fees went up at least 33 percent [in California] in the middle of the semster in addition to courses being cut and many faculty being layed off,” Boren said.
The small crowd in attendance consisted of a handful of students and administrators along with a few parents. Two students questioned Boren on being transparent about OU’s financial situtation by holding a tuition and fees discussion in the middle of Dead Week.
“I regret having to wait this long to get the chance to talk to you about something that means so much to you,” Boren said. “The reason I waited so long was because I wasn’t and am still not sure of the final numbers that we will face next year.”
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TheJR 2 years ago
Cracks me up when I read things like "Tuition and mandatory fees will not be increased more than nine percent if any increase is needed next school year."
That probably means both fees and tuition will be increased 8.99% each.