Bender quoted in October 'State Press'

10/13/2009

Bender quoted in 'State Press'

Paul Bender
Paul Bender
Professor Paul Bender  was quoted in an article by ASU State Press reporter Derek Quizon, "Defining 'nearly free'," published on Thursday, Oct. 8. The article explores discussions among students and others about a requirement in Arizona's constitution that instruction at the state's three universities should be "nearly as free as possible."

The Arizona Board of Regents has interpreted that to mean that the cost of tuition and fees must be in the lower third of public institutions nationwide, Quizon reported. Other measures include a family's ability to pay.

Bender, an expert in constitutional law, disagrees: "The constitution says 'as nearly as free as possible,' it doesn't say equivalent to what other state universities do. What's possible in Arizona is not equivalent to what the tuition is in California."

To read the full article, click here.

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