Tuition increases likely after $70 million cut

The Charlotte Observer
June 30, 2010
By Eric Ferreri

Public university students may be looking at a tuition hike this fall as each campus grapples with its share of a $70 million cut to the UNC system's budget.

That cut, while far smaller than university officials feared, will still likely force the elimination of jobs. The legislature also gave campuses the option of raising tuition as much as $750 for the 2010-11 academic year, which could stave off some job losses.... A tuition hike is likely at UNC Chapel Hill, which is trying to keep enough class sections open for students, stave off faculty raids and continue to bring in top junior faculty, said Chancellor Holden Thorp. 

"We're hesitant to do it," Thorp said. "But given where Carolina stands, with our tuition as low as it is compared to our peers, and the struggle we're in to preserve what we have, it may be the best of the options available to us."  Click here to read more.