In-state up 5.2%, out-of-state up 6.75%

Undergraduate tuition will increase 5.2 percent for in-state students and 6.75 percent for out-of-state students as of the 2004-'05 school year, the Board of Visitors decided Monday.

Campus diversity and money were topics addressed by the JMU Board of Visitors at its meeting Monday.

NCAA President Myles Brand spoke on his growing concerns about collegiate athletics moving toward professionalism Monday in the College Center Grand Ballroom.

JMU Admissions and Financial Aid will hand out full-cost grants to 50 “ethnically under-represented” students next year. The grants cover tuition, room and board, textbooks and other fees as part of the JMU Centennial Scholars Program.