A select number of students have begun to receive settlement payouts from the $4 million settlement lawsuit in which the plaintiffs argued students should not have been required to pay full tuition prices during the period of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payments were scheduled to be sent out Jan. 30 to settlement class members, which includes students enrolled at UW during the winter or spring 2020 quarters. After administrative costs, attorney fees, and the payment to the lead plaintiff, the remaining $4 million will be split evenly between the approximately 56,000 settlement class members who did not opt out. UW transitioned to remote instruction at the end of winter quarter in March 2020 and students paid regular tuition prices.
