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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 20

assault have increased so markedly as to make the expansion of security forces imperative — even if this were not also necessary to maintain order during demonstrations and to protect University property. While the Board shares the view of the Chicago Circle Senate — expressed in its resolution of January 8, 1971 — that these budget actions of the Board of Higher Education will be damaging to the University, it would not seem to be a wise course of action to "reject this budget and seek to present directly to the legislature a more realistic budget which is in accordance with the quality of education expected at this institution. . . ." Instead, the Board's Committee on Finance and the University administration will keep the matter under review throughout the present legislative session, and will be prepared to take whatever steps seem appropriate to present the University's needs to the Governor and to the General Assembly. INCREASE IN TUITION FOR 1 9 7 1 - 7 2 (4) The Board of Higher Education at its meeting on November 3, 1970, approved the report of its Tuition and Financial Aids Study Committee recommending that tuition at state-supported institutions of higher education be increased for 1971-72 as follows: (a) for Illinois residents, to one-third the cost of undergraduate instruction as determined in the 1968-69 cost study conducted under the auspices of the Board of Higher Education; (b) for nonresident students, to the full cost of instruction as determined in that cost study. The University Committee on Fees recommends with great regret that the University's tuition for 1971-72 be increased in accordance with the general guidelines recommended by the Board of Higher Education. It should be emphasized that the University administration and the Board of Trustees had hoped that it would be possible to hold tuition to the level required by action of the General Assembly last year. The actions of the Board of Higher Education relative to tuition increases and to its budget recommendations for institutions of higher education, however, will make it impossible to maintain the 1970-71 tuition rates during the year beginning September 1, 1971. The table printed below presents a detailed breakdown of the tuition rates both on an annual basis and for the academic term. The upper part of the table shows the rates for the two Chicago campuses, which operate on the quarter system; the lower half of the table shows the corresponding rates for the UrbanaChampaign campus, which uses the semester calendar. Both resident and nonresident rates are shown; and for both categories, the charges for four ranges are shown (varying from a full-time schedule to nominal registration for zero credit). I concur in the recommendation of the University Committee on Fees.

Following extended discussion, on motion of Mr. Swain, the Board deferred the proposal and referred it to the Finance Committee of the Board for report in February.

Increases Proposed in Student Tuition Chicago Campuses Annual Amount Quarter Present Proposed Present Proposed (Winter (Fall 1970-71) 1971-72) Illinois Residents Range I Range II Range III Range IV Nonresidents Rangel RangeH Rangelll Range IV $ 346 $ 495 $132 $165

242 134 67

254 $1 254 861 861 471 471

339 186 93

$1 485

92 50 25

$418

113 62 31

$495

67

999 516 93

287 157 25

333 172 31