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Regents debate tuition hikes, furloughs

By The Associated Press

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:52 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:52 AM MST

BOZEMAN - University presidents have sketched out preliminary plans for how the schools will deal with the loss of $17.6 million in one-time federal stimulus money as the schools set their 2011 and 2010 budgets.

University of Montana President George Dennison and outgoing Montana State University President Geoff Gamble made their recommendations before the Board of Regents, who are meeting in Bozeman.

Dennison recommended increasing tuition by 1.5% and charging full-time tuition for students taking nine or 10 credits per semester, rather than the current 12 credits. He also urged the regents to share more state money with the schools and said the school would make other cuts.

Gamble says he expects to make up the shortfall by increasing enrollment, eliminating low-enrollment classes and increasing staff and faculty workloads. He said the school has appointed a task force to consider employee suggestions for increasing money or decreasing expenses.

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