A TUITION HIKE BEING PROPOSED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND A BUDGET SUMMIT THURSDAY WILL DETERMINE IF IT’S APPROVED. MONEY FROM THE INCREASED TUITION WOULD GO TOWARD MAKING THE CAMPUS SAFER. AND THE BUDGET LEADERSHIP TEAM AT UNM IS PROPOSING A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE.
THAT WOULD RAISE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION ANYWHERE FROM 88 DOLLARS TO 214 DOLLARS A SEMESTER. BUT THERE’S WORD NOW THAT LOWER INCOMES STUDENTS WOULDN’T SEE A TUITION INCREASE. IN ADDITION TO THE 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT TUITION HIKE, A 2-POINT-39 PERCENT INCREASE IS PROPOSED FOR STUDENT FEES.
