The University of California Board of Regents finance committee is set to approve a series of highly controversial fee increases today that will raise undergraduate tuition by more than $2,500. It will be the eighth fee hike since 2002.
UC officials are seeking a $913 million increase in state funding.
The fee increases will impose strains on California families at a time when many are struggling in the recession, according to an editorial appearing in Wednesday's San Francisco Chroncile.
The committee is meeting at UCLA, and large protests are underway there and at other UC campuses
*Update: Fee increases have been approved, 14 protestors arrested.
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