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Governors State Board approves 2% tuition and student fee increases for AY2026–27; housing fees approved
Summary
On Feb. 23, 2026 the Governors State University Board of Trustees approved a 2% increase to tuition and student fees for Academic Year 2026–2027 and separately approved student housing fees; Trustee Brett Porter abstained from the tuition and student fee votes.
The Governors State University Board of Trustees on Feb. 23 approved a two percent tuition increase for Academic Year 2026–2027 and a matching two percent increase in student fees after brief debate. Chair James Kvedaras moved to approve Resolution 26‑25 (tuition) as amended to reflect a firm 2% increase; Trustee Judith L. Mitchell seconded the motion, which passed with Trustee Brett Porter recorded as abstaining. The board then approved Resolution 26‑26 (student fees) as amended, moved by Chair Kvedaras and seconded by Trustee Frances Pao‑Han Kao; that motion also passed with Trustee Porter abstaining.
The board considered Resolution 26‑27 on student housing fees separately. Chair Kvedaras moved to approve the housing fee resolution and Trustee Stacy Crook seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record that Trustee Porter did not abstain on the housing fee vote because he does not live on campus. Trustee Anibal Taboas voiced formal opposition to raising tuition during the discussion but the motion carried.
The tuition, student fee, and housing fee changes were recorded as actions for implementation in AY2026–27. The board packet shows the increases were entered as firm 2% adjustments; the minutes do not include a line‑by‑line financial worksheet in the public minutes, and the board did not identify a different effective date beyond its adoption for the coming academic year.
