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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents just approved a 4.25% tuition hike for the 2026-27 fiscal year, citing rising costs and inflation, while pledging to protect scholarships and programs like Nebraska Promise. The vote was 6-2, with regents Rob Schafer and Jack Wilmot opposing it. The budget also includes a modest 0.62% state funding boost and several major moves: UNMC will become the primary owner of Nebraska Medicine with a hefty payment and donation; a new UNMC chancellor was appointed; President Jeffrey Gold received a performance-based raise; campus upgrades for housing and dining at UNL are underway; and a new AI-focused institute is set to launch system-wide. It’s a pivotal moment shaping affordability, institutional growth, and future innovation across the university system.

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