Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Eleven members of Murray State’s Student Government Association joined other Kentucky college students in the state capital to lobby for the importance of higher education. While newly-elected Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing his “education first” budget proposal with much of his focus on higher education, it is up to Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved tuition and fee increases on April 26 for Murray State students. Shawn Touney, director of communication, said undergraduate students will see a 1 percent increase in tuition go into effect fall 2019. This will add $42 per semester for resident students and $126 Read More
Story by Haley Penrod, Staff writer Students appealed to the University administration to increase support for minorities on campus during the recent Listening Tour hosted by the president for the Council on Postsecondary Education. Aaron Thompson, CPE president, discussed diversity on college campuses during his Feb. 18 and 19 Higher Education Listening Tour, which kicked Read More
Story by Cady Stribling and Haley Penrod, Staff writers Community session Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, traveled to Murray State on Feb. 19 and 20, during his Higher Education Listening Tour. The purpose of the tour is to enable communication between the CPE and Kentucky’s college communities. Thompson questioned the Read More
Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer Shawn Reynolds, MSU Foundation Board of Trustees member, accepted a position on the Kentucky Council of Postsecondary Education, a statewide postsecondary and adult education coordinating agency. Recently, the council attracted attention for setting the tuition increase cap at 5 percent for students attending public universities in Kentucky. His official Read More
Story by Sabra Jackson, Staff writer President Bob Davies discussed potential tuition changes based on the cap approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education. The tuition cap, which was discussed and set by the university, is 3-5 percent and was approved by the CPE in March of this year. The process for the approval of Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, News Editor The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved a 5 percent tuition increase cap for Murray State for the 2017-18 academic year. CPE, a statewide postsecondary and adult education coordinating agency, approved a ceiling limit of 3-5 percent increase for tuition and mandatory fees for students at public universities in Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief After five years in the office of Associate Provost and Provost, Jay Morgan will step down from his position effective June 30. In an email sent to the University, Morgan wrote that he will be returning to a tenured professor position in the Huston School of Agriculture for the 2015-16 academic year. Read More