As Georgia’s public universities mull whether to raise tuition, Chancellor Sonny Perdue says he hopes state lawmakers will restore the $66 million they cut from the system’s teaching budget when they return next year.
“I’m encouraged by the fact that we think that will be restored as we come into the amended budget,” Perdue told regents Wednesday during a meeting at the University of North Georgia in Daholnega.
The remarks came as the Board of Regents delayed setting tuition for the 2023-2024 school year until May, saying they needed more time to decide how to handle the cuts.
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