FEWER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO …AND THAT COULD TRANSLATE INTO A 10-MILLION DOLLAR FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES RECENTLY TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS THAT A DROP IN ENROLLMENT HAD BEEN PREDICTED…BUT THE 7-PERCENT DECLINE THIS FALL WAS MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN EXPECTED.
DESPITE THE LOSS OF REVENUE, STOKES SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT UNM KEEP TUITION LOW…SINCE MANY NEW MEXICANS CAN’T AFFORD THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
