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