DENTON (1080 KRLD) - The University of North Texas is cutting some costs to help students and faculty struggling during the pandemic.
UNT President Neal Smatresk touched on the topic during his State of the University address on Wednesday. He says many would-be students are not in a financial situation to commit to a 4-year university right now.
"Money matters," President Smatresk said during his address. "We've watched our students struggle to stay in school … We have to reverse this downward financial spiral. To meet this goal, we're going to launch a series of steps as part of a comprehensive affordability initiative that will be our major focus this spring."
Smatresk says part of the plan is to keep the cost of tuition the same for the coming school year, and to increase minimum wage for staff who have been employed with the university for more than 90 days.
For more information about the initiative, or to watch the full State of the University Address, click here.
