On Monday, members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System voted to approve a Systemwide budget for the fiscal year 23-24. For the first time since 2021, the budget includes a 3% tuition increase for in-state students and slightly higher increases for out-of-state students. “After keeping tuition flat last year, and flat for eight of the past 12 years, this decision to increase tuition was taken very seriously by all of our Trustees,” said Trish Riley, Chair of the UMS Board of Trustees. Despite the increase, the University of Maine, the System’s flagship university is among the most affordable among New England states.
A so-called "nonpartisan" health policy group called the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is not welcome in a number of "red" states because it actually is [.]
Republican-led states say they will not partner with a self-proclaimed "nonpartisan" health policy group that works to shape state policy after the Washington Free Beacon reported that the group pushes left-wing policies, including "health equity" and "antiracism" training.
Some learners chafe at lost in-class experiences; others appreciate remote flexibility. For now, the university system doesn't seem ready to reverse its pandemic-era shift.