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Purdue takes bold step

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New president and former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels is making his presence felt at Purdue University. Yesterday the university announced it will freeze tuition and most fees at current levels for the next two years for students at the West Lafayette campus. The last year without a tuition increase was 1976. The press release reads in pertinent part as follows:

“I have found a broad consensus among faculty and staff to put the interests of our students and their families first,” President Mitch Daniels said. “In this period of national economic stagnation, it’s time for us to hit the pause button on tuition increases. Our students and their families deserve a high-value education that they can afford. We will fit our spending to their budgets – not the other way around. Purdue is a national leader in the value of its degrees, and we intend to increase that value further.”

The fact that it’s been 37 years since the university last refrained from increasing tuition and that it’s making a two-year commitment to freeze tuition reflects just how radical this decision is in the world of higher education. To see this kind of sensitivity to students and their families is encouraging to say the least. Way to go Purdue!



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