Tuition Stability Act Delayed Until 2018
Sen. Steve Dickerson (R-Nashville) has sent his “Tuition Stability Act” to the Senate’s General Subcommittee, and although he plans to pursue the issue again next year, he noted on Wednesday some flaws with his existing language and the difficulty he had getting his plan in a workable form. The bill was never put on notice … Continued
Senate Education Committee Passes Concerning Tuition Freeze Bill
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to advance a bill that would freeze tuition at state colleges and universities until the 2018-19 school year. After that point, the bill requires a unanimous vote by a university’s Board to raise tuition more than 2 percent over the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase. … Continued
UT Board of Trustees Approves Lowest Tuition Percentage Increase in Decades
One of the first signs of striking change in the University of Tennessee’s business model is the lowest tuition percentage increase in more than 30 years that was approved Thursday by the UT Board of Trustees. Undergraduate tuition will increase by 3 percent at UT campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin as part of the … Continued
UT Board of Trustees Kicks Off Discussion on Multi-Year Initiative
Benchmarking, economic forecasts and hypothetical strategies to overcome declining state appropriations and make the University of Tennessee more effective, efficient and entrepreneurial was the subject of the UT Board of Trustees’ Wednesday workshop. UT President Joe DiPietro had set the stage for Wednesday’s discussion about funding at the trustees’ annual meeting in June. The board’s … Continued
DiPietro Takes Stand for Education, Tells Trustees a Plan Is Under Development
Education is critical to the future prosperity of Tennessee and should be a higher priority for the state. University of Tennessee System President Joe DiPietro told the Board of Trustees yesterday he is committed to reversing the current trend of dwindling state appropriations for higher education. The board also honored UT President Emeritus Joseph E. … Continued
