In a meeting Wednesday night, the University of Kansas Student Senate voted to increase the required student fee by $31.15 next year and called on Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer to meet with students to explain the decision to reorganize the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging office.
The new student fee package will be $523.10 The student fee package, which all students at KU are required to pay at the beginning of each semester, is allocated by Student Senate to fund a variety of organizations at KU.Â
The largest increase to the fee package will go to the student health fee, which was increased by $12 from last year. Within the Student Health Fee, Watkins Health Center will get a $10 increase and Counseling and Psychological Services will get a $2 increase.
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