Tuition raises only about half the school's operating budget, he said.
Five straight years of steadily increased funding, tuition raises and high-profile faculty hires would send a message that something really serious is happening.
It's obvious now that the pay cuts and tuition raises imposed on my system were not necessary, at least for now.
The result could be that four years of 16% tuition raises will be locked in, said Claudia Magana, the UC Santa Cruz student who is president of the systemwide UC Student Assn.
SUNY, after eight years without tuition increases, raised tuition 28percentthis yearar to $4,350 for state students at its senior college.
The City University of New York, which also went eight years without a tuition increase, raised tuition this year by 25percentto to $4,000.
The school announced a $300 tuition raise, effective next September.
Gov. Crist has, however, reversed his opposition to a differential tuition raise of 15percentt for three of the state's research universities.
As a result, the proposed tuition raise will be covered by state aid for the poorest part-time students, while less affluent full-time students will be covered by the state's Tuition Assistance Program or Federal Pell grants.
