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Students, faculty offer public comments at Virginia Tech tuition hearing
Summary
Six speakers gave public comment April 2 on Virginia Tech's proposed 2026-27 tuition and fees, and were instructed to submit typed remarks for the record; the public comment period remained open through April 6, 2026.
An April 2 public comment session convened by an ad hoc committee of Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors recorded comments from six individuals on proposed 2026-27 tuition and mandatory fees. The minutes list the speakers and their affiliations where provided: Emma Roshioru (undergraduate student; President of the Undergraduate Student Senate), Kristopher Charles Hite (faculty), Juno Bartsch (graduate student), Emilie Helmbold (graduate student), Shallon M. Jozi (graduate student), and Thomas Feely (undergraduate student).
Mr. Jim Miller called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.; Kim O'Rourke reviewed the 30-minute public comment rules (three minutes per speaker, comments limited to tuition and fees) and instructed speakers to submit typed copies of their remarks to bov@vt.edu for inclusion in the public record. The public comment session ended at 2:07 p.m., and written comments were accepted through April 6, 2026. The Board is scheduled to take action on the proposed tuition and fees at its regular meeting on April 14, 2026.
