University of Arkansas to restrict employee tuition waivers

     (AP) – The University of Arkansas will restrict employee

tuition waivers beginning in May and allow them only for undergraduate hours,

unless chancellors at individual campuses agree to pay graduate tuition.

     The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that trustees approved the changes

Friday.

     Employees currently pay 10 percent of undergraduate or graduate tuition at the

university where they work or 30 percent at a sister institution.

     Under the new rule, employees of at least one semester can waive 50 percent

for up to 132 undergraduate hours. A chancellor could waive more on his or her

campus or reimburse a percentage of graduate tuition on another campus — if the

campus pays for it.

     Employees enrolled before May 1 can continue at the original level if they

complete at least three credit hours in a calendar year.

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