NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University’s new president announced a $300 fee reduction on Thursday for full-time students heading into the upcoming fall 2020 semester.
The 15% campus fee reduction represents a small drop in the bucket for a school that’s in-state tuition alone now exceeds $12,000 annually.
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“New Jersey has suffered immensely from the virus and its devastating effect on our economy. No one in the Rutgers community has been immune from the impact of the pandemic,” explained Jonathan Holloway. “Many in our community have lost loved ones, fallen ill themselves, stayed home to care for their families, or felt the financial impact of lost jobs and closed businesses. Rutgers remains committed to doing everything it can to help our students, our community, and our state persevere through this crisis.”
Student will still pay a large four-figure sum for services covered by the campus fee which are less-than-fully operational (if at all) due to university’s decision to stick to “remote instruction” for the coming semester.
The University’s decision was overwhelmingly mocked on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/PazdaGT/status/1283833568972746752
The Scarlet Knights are now Scott's Totshttps://t.co/lrp9DZ4pco
— Michaleen (@michaleen) July 16, 2020
“Fee reduction for rutgers students”
“15% of campus fee” pic.twitter.com/ua2Rt0guAF— shar (@sharmccc) July 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/Aakash_Patell/status/1283827870167699456
https://twitter.com/tmrk204/status/1283834219832147969
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