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UMass, alumni and students back tuition equity for Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Summary
UMass and Stockbridge representatives urged the Joint Committee on Higher Education to pass S920 to include Stockbridge associate degrees in the state's Mass Educate tuition‑equity framework; witnesses cited declining enrollments, workforce demand in green industries and the unique hands‑on training Stockbridge provides.
Michael Fox, dean of the College of Natural Sciences at UMass Amherst, testified in support of S920, which would extend tuition equity to the Stockbridge School of Agriculture’s five two‑year associate degree programs.
“The Stockbridge School of Agriculture traces its history back to the founding of UMass Amherst in 1863,” Fox told the committee, and he said Stockbridge’s five associate…
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