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Student Regent Arliegh Cayanan was the only regent who opposed the tuition increase.
The tuition increase aims to provide the university with additional funding in the form of tuition waivers to support students’ mental health and “basic needs,” according to the Board of Regents agenda.
Mary Jo Gonzales, WSU vice president of Student Affairs, said university general health and mental health services vary depending on campus, but they hope to increase access to resources.
WSU is trying to pursue a way to create equity within the system. The university has been working on a system-wide effort to provide students with telehealth and telemental health services, Gonzales said.
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Washington State University proposes 2.5% tuition increase for upcoming school year By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane
Published: May 7, 2021, 9:41am
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Washington State University is proposing a 2.5% tuition increase for all undergraduate and graduate students for the coming school year.
For undergraduates, the change would equate to an additional $255 per year (from $10,202 to $10,457) for Washington residents and $628 for out-of-state residents (from $25,145 to $25,773). For graduate students, tuition would go up $295 per year for state residents ($11,781 to $12,076) and $647 ($25,879 to $26,526) for out-of-staters. Residents and nonresidents attending WSU’s Global campus, meanwhile, are facing increases of between $255 and $295 per year.
Washington State University may use debt to fix the university’s athletics budget shortfall By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review
Published: May 6, 2021, 8:24am
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For Washington State University, getting the athletics department out of debt might require diving into new debt.
The athletics budget for the current year is facing a projected $31.1 million shortfall, according to the most recent calculations, with officials attributing significant losses to COVID-19 restrictions on collegiate athletics in the past year.
To balance the budget, university administrators have proposed issuing approximately $35.6 millionin general university bonds. WSU officials have estimated the cost of the ensuing debt, which would be repaid through future Pac-12 Conference media and bowl revenues, at approximately $1.6 million per year based on a 20-year repayment term and current market rates.