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Students and unions urge trustees to curb tuition increases and address Workday staffing and payment problems
Summary
Student leaders pressed the board to explain a proposed tuition increase and to protect students amid ICE activity; union leaders and faculty representatives warned of staffing shortages, Workday sustainment risks, and payroll problems that continue to affect contingent faculty and timely payments.
Students, faculty and union leaders used the meeting's public comment periods to press trustees on affordability, student safety, staffing and the Workday technology rollout.
Rose Sargent, treasurer for LeadMN, asked trustees for a detailed explanation of a proposed 6.25% tuition recommendation reported in materials and urged the board to consider alternatives to shifting costs to students. "Raising tuition is impacting the accessibility of post secondary education," she said, and asked the board to explain how additional revenue would be used and to consider options…
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