<p>Missouri has announced that there will be no tuition increases on any public campus (UM system, state univ. system or community colleges) this year, and funding from the state coffers will be flat–no decreases. However, a severe hiring freeze is in effect, and all academic departments canceled participation in the national meetings at which new PhDs and other faculty candidates are generally screened. Meanwhile, the U of Mo (Columbia) is expecting another record increase in freshmen enrollment.</p>
<p>Sounds like some bigger classes or fewer classes offered. It is interesting that few people seem to be doing the arithmetic. (However, it should be noted that there were several years in a row of average tuition increases of 7.5%, which generated a lot of negative publicity. The new governor likes his job.)</p>