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Student and faculty representatives urge caution on tuition increases, AI use and PSEO pressures

5749390 · May 22, 2025
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Faculty, staff and student representatives asked trustees to protect student affordability and campus autonomy, urging caution about tuition increases, the academic use of AI, and a potential race to lower PSEO prices and credential standards.

Representatives of Minnesota State faculty and student organizations used public-comment time to press trustees on tuition, the use of artificial intelligence, and pressures around postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO).

Alex Sondevi, a Metro State library faculty member and IFO treasurer, urged caution about overreliance on generative AI in teaching and research, noting librarians’ experience distinguishing AI-generated or hallucinated citations and calling for guidance for students. Sondevi also urged flexibility…

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