Rutgers students protest tuition, fees for fall remote instruction

[TexasTowelie]

NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway said the university recently froze a proposed 3% tuition hike because of the likelihood the COVID-19 pandemic would lead to another semester of remote instruction, which Holloway announced Monday.

But the tuition freeze isn’t enough for many Rutgers students who are demanding further reductions in costs, including the elimination of campus and other fees.

Rising senior business major Shreya Patel of Old Bridge has launched an online petition, bit.ly/2Z7jUPp, that was signed by more than 10,000 students and their supporters within 24 hours.

“The Rutgers board of governors took the unprecedented step of freezing tuition and fees for the coming year,” university spokeswoman Dory Devlin said. “This action was taken in recognition of the economic stresses that confront every member of our community and despite cost increases in virtually every area of our operation. Tuition and fees are set at the minimum amount required to provide our 70,000 students with a world-class education.

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[Sherman A1]

1. I see a fundamental shift in how education is delivered

Going forward. Students and institutions are going to see much more online and much less in person in the future. All the buildings and such will not be as necessary.