RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents has approved a tuition freeze for the 2018-19 academic year.
News outlets report the freeze was approved following a request from university president Michael Benson on Wednesday.
Benson said at the meeting the freeze “is a calculated, informed risk that we’ve got to take.”
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While discussing the university’s goal of providing affordable education Board chair Craig Turner said, “I hope this is a game changer and sends a message.” Student Regent Laura Jackson called the freeze a “recruitment tool,” and predicted it’d improve retention rates saying current students are excited about it.
Benson said despite near-record enrollment the past three years, this fall had a decline of 321 students. The decrease has equated to an approximate loss of $2 million for the university.
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