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Students and faculty decry student fee increases after Board of Regents approval
Summary
Board approved a tiered student-fee adjustment after a public hearing; Student Government Association leaders and faculty urged transparency, phased implementation, and more student assistance, warning middle-income students will be most affected.
The University of Guam Board of Regents voted on Dec. 12 to approve a proposal adjusting certain student and program fees over the coming academic years after a public hearing and committee review.
The Student Affairs committee reported that the proposal is tiered across three academic years and that a public hearing on Nov. 12 drew roughly seven speakers including students, SGA officers and academic deans. Committee members said mitigation steps were discussed—expanding scholarship information, use of the Triton Advisor Center, and targeting program-specific funding for costly professional programs such as…
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