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Higher education leaders in Oregon nervously wait as tax plan still could be ‘devastating’ to students

December 04, 2017 / PSU-AAUP

OregonLive
By Andrew Theen
December 1, 2017

College students and campus administrators in Oregon are nervously watching Congress to see whether the final Republican tax plan includes policies that private and public university leaders alike say would be devastating for students and make college less accessible for everyone.

Republicans appear to have enough votes to pass the Senate version of their tax plan, but higher education officials say the House version approved Nov. 16 presents far more damaging policy changes that would make college more expensive for graduate students in particular.

Read the full article at the OregonLive website here.