PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Financial help could be on the way for students at Penn State University.
The university is proposing to freeze tuition at its current level through next year.
In a letter posted on its website, PSU President Eric Barron says the proposed the tuition freeze to alleviate some of the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
He says some employees will take pay cuts, and projects at Penn State are on hold.
Barron will also take 10% of his salary and put it toward employee and student assistance funds.
Penn State estimates it will lose $260 million over the next year because of the pandemic.
Penn State is one of the most expensive public universities in America with tuition at more than $18,000 a year.
The board of trustees needs to approve the tuition freeze later this summer.
