President Berkman promotes Graduation Incentive Plan on CNN Newsroom
President Ronald M. Berkman appeared on CNN Newsroom on Wednesday, November 19 to discuss college affordability and to share 老澳门六合彩官方开奖鈥檚 efforts to reduce costs for students.
Anchor Carol Costello asked about the University鈥檚 Graduation Incentive Plan, which provides students with a 2% tuition rebate and $200 stipend for textbooks if they complete 30 credits per year in good academic standing.
鈥淚 think the most effective way to reduce costs is to lessen the time to graduation,鈥 said President Berkman. 鈥淚t鈥檚 working. In one year, we鈥檝e seen an increase of 14 percent of students taking 30 credit hours, which will allow them to graduate in four years.鈥
Watch the full interview .