Recent proposed tuition increases for the 2002-'03 school year have become \very problematic"" for university administration in terms of attracting students, UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said.
""I want the students to know that the administration's position is that the recent increases in tuition, especially out-of-state tuition, are beginning to cause real problems for us in terms of ... making college education affordable to everyone,"" Wiley said.
In a hearing sponsored by the state Senate March 26 at Memorial Union, Wiley said he emphasized that legislatures cannot continue to consider out-of-state tuition something to which they can continually propose increases to. Amendments to Gov. Scott McCallum's original cuts of $50.5 million to the UW System resulted in over $100 million in cuts.
Out-of-state tuition at UW-Madison is the second highest in the Big Ten, Wiley said, while in-state tuition is the second lowest.
Amendments by the state Assembly added a one-time 10 percent surcharge to out-of-state tuition.
Wiley said he was ""especially not happy"" with these add-ons on top of the large increases already proposed.
Hundreds of students protested these proposed tuition hikes March 20 in a rally organized by groups including the Associated Students of Madison.
