<p>Hmm, you mean you can’t claim “prescience” when referring to a six-month-old article? ;)</p>
<p>Here’s the latest: [William</a> & Mary - Message on tuition and fees](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/news/pressreleases/2010/message-on-tuition.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/news/pressreleases/2010/message-on-tuition.php)</p>
<p>I note that things can’t be <em>that</em> dire when they’re increasing the financial aid budget, opening new facilities, like the School of Education, the Career Center, and Small Hall, and, as has been mentioned, breaking ground for Tribe Square.</p>
<p>As noted, this was clearly a “squeaky wheel” article to try to influence the GA (not without reason.) Every state-supported school has been affected by the economy - W&M raised tuition by 9.8%, VT by 11.1, UVA by 9.9, JMU by 6.7, and VCU by a whopping 24%. Here’s an article on how budget cuts have affected VCU: [url=<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060804643.html]washingtonpost.com[/url”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060804643.html]washingtonpost.com[/url</a>] </p>
<p>The question regarding how much tuition should be subsidized by those who’ve never attended attended these colleges and who never will, will always be up for debate. Despite the increases, the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition still represents a pretty sizable subsidy.</p>