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July 18, 2025
PASSHE Sets 2025-26 Tuition Rates with Option to Reduce if State Funding Increases
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Thursday approved tuition rates for the 2025-26 academic year and would roll back the rate if the state provides sufficient funding as part of the current state budget negotiations. Setting tuition now with the option to revisit the decision gives clarity to students who will start the semester next month and provides flexibility to state leaders as their budget negotiations continue. After seven consecutive years of frozen tuition, PASSHE universities remain the most affordable four-year option in Pennsylvania, even with in-state undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 academic year increasing by $139 per semester to $3,997 per semester. Full-year tuition will increase by $278 to $7,994. PASSHE is requesting a 6.5% increase in state funding to maintain flat tuition. If sufficient funding is received from the state, the Board would roll back part or all of the increase. This flexible approach to tuition setting has never been done before in PASSHE.
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Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
High pressure builds into the northeast U.S., as well as a drier air mass. Sunny skies are expected. High temperature near 81.
Announcements
KU in the News: Revised Play by KU Professor will Explore Past 25 Years of Centralia
Deryl Johnson, a playwright, performer and professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was recently featured in The News-Item for his upcoming stage play that will explore Centralia's evolution in the 21st century. Read more online.
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| July 21 | 5 p.m. | AFSCME 2234 Member Meeting 103 Academic Forum |
Athletics
Fellin Voted to Academic All-America Team
Junior sprinter Michael Fellin (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic) of the Kutztown University track and field team picked up his first career Academic All-America honor as he was announced as a 2024-25 NCAA Division II Third Team selection by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Fellin holds a 3.56 grade point average while pursuing a degree in criminal justice.
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