Faculty senators disagreed at their meeting yesterday on how to keep a university education affordable for as many people as possible while dealing with rising budget cuts.
The debate centered on a proposal scheduled to come before the Arizona Board of Regents this month that would allow universities more freedom to allocate financial aid.
Most senators who spoke agreed that a financial aid structure that is accessible to low-income students must be coupled with tuition hikes - which the university's top two administrators have already said they will support.
University President Peter Likins said a financial aid plan that allows students to augment federally funded Pell Grants with state-funded grants are a key factor in keeping tuition affordable for poorer students.
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