UO will try again for state OK of double-digit tuition hike

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The University of Oregon again will ask a state commission to approve a double-digit tuition increase for in-state students.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2qXeZxK ) the university’s proposal is on the agenda for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Thursday special meeting.

On May 11, the commission rejected a previous proposal by the university to raise its 2017-18 tuition by 10.6 percent for in-state residents.

Since 2013, Oregon law has required commission approval for any increase of more than 5 percent to in-state tuition at Oregon’s public universities.

Commission spokeswoman Endi Hartigan had said concerns about the lack of student involvement in tuition-setting played a part in the commission’s rejection.

The university had responded that a group of students, faculty and staff members held seven meetings and information about the proposal has been posted online.