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University of Nebraska regents approve 5% tuition increase as part of 2025–26 operating budget
Summary
The Board of Regents approved a fiscal 2025–26 operating budget that includes a 5% tuition increase and more than $20 million in additional cuts, prompting extensive debate about funding, state support and the impact on students.
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska voted to adopt the system'wide operating budget for fiscal year 2025'26, approving a 5% tuition increase and more than $20 million in additional reductions on top of more than $100 million of cuts taken over the last decade.
President Gold told the board the proposal "includes a 5% tuition increase and well more than $20,000,000 of additional cuts to our core budget that sit on top of more than $100,000,000 of reductions over the last decade." He said the measures were necessary to address inflationary pressures, rising employee benefits and uncertain future federal research funding.
The nut of the debate centered on the tradeoffs between raising tuition and the prospect of…
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