Local students scramble after URI limits on-campus housing of Rhode Island students to freshmen [View all]
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - More than 1,300 students who signed up to live at the University of Rhode Island this fall are now scrambling to find transportation or off-campus housing after the university announced last week that dormitories would not be available to most in-state students.
Lourdes Monteiro, a rising sophomore from North Providence, said she needs “a campus environment to be successful,” adding that she missed being able to meet with her adviser and receive tutoring last semester, when URI moved to remote learning.
“It seems like URI cares more about the money they get from out-of-state students,” she said. “It’s double the cost of in-state tuition. You think URI would prioritize the well-being of the students who live here.”
“These are unbelievably hard decisions that we are making,” said Kathy Collins, URI’s vice-president of students affairs, on Wednesday. “Schools across the country are working to decrease student housing density because it would be irresponsible to house students at full capacity.”
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