U. of Arkansas Chancellor Proposes No Tuition Increase

The chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has asked the university's trustees to keep tuition flat for the 2009-10 academic year, citing the financial situation of students and families. Chancellor Dave Gearhart said the proposal, which would represent the first year of no tuition increase in 24 years, is contingent on state legislators supporting the governor's proposal to partially restore a $5 million budget cut imposed this year.