LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents are set to consider a tuition increase, as well as millions of dollars in additional cuts to the NU’s core budget at their next meeting Thursday, June 19.
At the meeting, the board will vote on the university’s proposed 2025–26 budget, which includes the course-hour cost hike, as well as nearly $20 million in cuts. The university said cuts to federal programs and a 0.625% increase in the university’s state appropriation—they asked for 3.5% based on inflation—have resulted in budgetary constraints.
Despite the tuition increase, NU leaders say the system will remain among the most affordable in the Big Ten…