Get on the Bus!

I am writing to ask you to join me in attending the Board of Trustees meeting in Chicago THIS Thursday (11/18).

Last May, the Board of Trustees hiked tuition 9.5%. Only a few days ago, the News Gazette reported that the UofI administration hopes “to have trustees act on tuition, room and board, and other student fees at their January board meeting.” This means that the meeting in Chicago on Thursday is one of the last opportunities for students and workers to speak out and demand a tuition freeze!

As a result, the Undergraduate-Graduate Alliance (UGA) and a coalition of other student and worker groups from UIUC and UIC will be meeting in Chicago for a noontime rally and to make public comments at the meeting itself. UGA will provide transportation from UIUC around 9am and will return in the late afternoon. If you have to teach class during that time, consider canceling your class and giving your students permission to miss class and join the protest in the name of an accessible and affordable University!

If you would like a seat on the bus, please click here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGxUUEJWQVR1ZlBmQ0xIYjVkMkdqMHc6MQ