For MEP students attending the U, the U provides funding for tuition, fees, and textbooks not covered by the students' financial aid packages. Regents Hogan and O'Keefe both said they found the report too broad. Hogan asked what would be the 2 or 3 things the U could do to make a difference. President Hasselmo said the idea was to map out an overview of what everybody is doing and then target what the U can do. VP Marshak said diversity is not just programs.
Programs are a catalyst.
Diversity is everything we do. The programs give a little extra push here or there. Women earn higher grade point averages than men in every college and on every campus of the U, VP Marshak reported to the regents. Legislative prospects look good, state relations director Donna Peterson told the regents. I'm usually pretty cautious and guarded.