The university plans to increase the Campus Safety Service force by 50 percent, host a virtual forum about campus safety and pursue the establishment of a university violence reduction institute.
The university’s mandate comes as Philadelphia announced its requirement for all higher education students, faculty and health care workers to be vaccinated by Oct. 15.
The Board of Trustees approved a 2.5 percent increase in the base tuition rate for all students for the 2021-22 academic year, marking the first tuition hike for in-state students since the 2018-19 academic year