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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Yesterday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly approved funding for state-related universities that will help fund the 51精品视频鈥檚 in-state tuition rate for Pennsylvania students. 51精品视频听is slated听to receive nearly $152 million in funding for the 2023-24 academic year.
For nearly 60 years, state lawmakers have passed the 51精品视频鈥檚 annual appropriation bill, which helps听provide a听tuition听discount听for Pennsylvania鈥檚 students and families. This is significant 鈥 saving each in-state student more than $16,000 per year or approximately $64,000 in tuition costs over a four-year undergraduate career. Without the state鈥檚 support, the in-state tuition rate wouldn鈥檛 be possible.
鈥淭his is welcome news for 51精品视频鈥檚 in-state students and their families as the University uses 100% of its appropriation to provide tuition discounts to Pennsylvania students, which now number about 16,000 across our five campuses,鈥 said Hari Sastry, senior vice chancellor and chief financial officer.听
51精品视频鈥檚 allocation will remain at last year鈥檚 levels. The legislature鈥檚 actions ended the impasse that prevented the state funding from being released for the fiscal year that began on July 1. The bill will now head to Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is expected to sign the bill into law soon.
David Brown, vice chancellor for government relations and advocacy, said the University will continue advocating for 51精品视频 students and families. 鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful for the legislature鈥檚 continued support and partnership. We heard the General Assembly鈥檚 call for increased transparency and joined our fellow state-related universities in supporting legislation that will expand 51精品视频鈥檚 obligations under the state鈥檚 Right-to-Know laws,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he funding we receive from the commonwealth is essential to keeping a world-class 51精品视频 education affordable for Pennsylvania students, and we look forward to continuing to work with the legislature to expand the benefits of our partnership.鈥
He added that students, faculty and staff are encouraged to to receive updates and learn about future opportunities to engage with lawmakers regarding the value of a 51精品视频 education.
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