“They were great students. They were better students than I was,” she said.
Any student who meets admission requirements can attend Oregon’s public universities. They are asked whether they are citizens only for tuition purposes and few questions are asked.
Students who are not citizens are considered international and ineligible for in-state tuition or financial aid and need an appropriate visa to attend.
The estimated annual tuition and fees at the University of Oregon are $6,174 for in-state students and $19,338 for international and out-of-state students.
Agnes Hoffman, director of admissions/records at PSU, said paying higher tuition is a “tremendous barrier.
“We know that the Hispanic population is growing tremendously, and we aren’t keeping up with the rate at colleges and universities, and that’s not good for our economy and that’s not good for our communities,” she said.
The proposal is one of a dozen recommendations by a board subcommittee intended to increase campus diversity.
Board members will discuss their priorities Friday in Portland but will not vote on the in-state tuition question.
Hannah Fisher, a PSU student and state board member, said it is not an immigration issue.
“It’s about students who graduated from an Oregon high school who can’t go to college in Oregon for an appropriate price,” she said. “It’s kids who are already here and have made a contribution to the Oregon community.”
--Associated Press
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