Tuition up, hopes down: Students’ economic gloom deepens as University hikes tuition rates

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Tuition up, hopes down: Students’ economic gloom deepens as University hikes tuition rates

The University of Alabama board of trustees voted to raise tuition for the 2024-25 school year for UA System schools on June 6. In-state tuition increased by 2.5% and out-of-state tuition by 3% for The University of Alabama.  This increase will only add fuel to students’ economic woes and hardship. Students trying to get hired for on campus jobs are finding that the University is not as understanding of their struggles as they’d hoped. The Unive…