Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu President Bob Jackson and University vice presidents hosted a Budget Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 28, to address next year’s budget, including cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and a proposed tuition increase. COLA is an increase in pay and benefits related to increases in the cost of living. The University has Read More
Story by Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu Tuition increases, deferred maintenance and increased pension costs were discussed on March 28 at the University Tuition and Budget Forum. President Bob Jackson defined the upcoming budget changes and goals at the Budget Advisory Committee FY20 Budget and Tuition Review. Jackson said the main focuses of the budget Read More
Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer Returning Murray State students will face a tuition increase in Fall 2016, but the specifics of the new tuition model haven’t been decided yet. Davies said two different tuition models have been proposed for current and returning students when he presented at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting and the University Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Siegel, Assistant News Editor Many members of the Murray State Board of Regents said at Friday’s meeting that they believe it’s “realistic” to change the tuition structure so that students must pay per credit hour for each hour beyond a certain threshold in a semester. “It’s very reasonable in Read More
Murray State Board of Regents approved a 3 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2015-16 academic year, as well as a 2.5 percent increase for out-of-state undergraduate students. This increase was the second part of a two-year plan approved by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), which allotted for an 8 Read More
An open forum held Wednesday evening to discuss tuition increases for the 2015-16 school year piqued interest of students, faculty and staff alike. President Bob Davies spoke at the meeting, which was an opportunity for students to express concerns about the proposed 3 percent tuition increase, which will be voted on this Friday. As state Read More
Despite several years of funding cuts to higher education in Kentucky, local universities have continued to meet and exceed several academic goals set by the Council on Post-Secondary Education according to its 2014 state-wide accountability report. Jay Morgan, vice president of Academic Affairs, said Murray State and universities across the Commonwealth may not be able Read More
Tuition at Kentucky universities could increase as much as 5 percent this year and 8 percent over the next two. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education met Tuesday in the Curris Center to discuss this new biennial tuition plan, among other issues on Kentucky campuses. The CPE also decided to include “gender identity” and “gender Read More