Student Leadership Initiative

Tuition/Fees

Interviewees discuss student responses to increases in tuition and student fees.

Doucette fee referenda
Beginnings of Fee Referenda
T. Greg Doucette discusses the implementation and operation of the first fee referenda in the early 2000s.
Compton tuition
Chained by Tuition
Adam Compton describes the "Chained by Tuition" campaign organized by student government and brought before the Board of Trustees.
Walsh talley referendum
Endorsing the New Talley Student Union
Robert Andrew "Andy" Walsh recalls the his first vote as a student senator and the controversy surrounding the new Talley Student Center fee referendum.
Mirchandani tuition surcharge
Lobbying the General Assembly Against $500 Tuition Surcharge
Rajesh Mirchandani recalls being a voice for students opposed to a proposed $500 tuition surcharge and lobbying against it.
Reiman reflections student fees
Opposition to Student Fees
Evelyn Reiman discusses how her proposals for fee increases, which she believed necessary to support staffing, buildings, and infrastructure, led to intense relationships with student leaders because of general student opposition.
Pettigrew leader tuition
Politics of Tuition Increases
Harold Pettigrew talks about how, during NC State Board of Trustees discussions on tuition increases, he as the Student Body President had to balance the needs of the university with representing the student perspective.
Rea fees
Student Government Reacts to Fee Increases
Stephen Rea discusses the Student Government reaction to proposed fee increases during the heightened inflation of 1980.
Caravanoquick leader tuition
Tuition Increase Controversy
Tony Caravano recalls continued controversies involving tuition increases during his tenure as student body president, and his efforts to keep tuition affordable for NC State students.