The University System of Maryland has been a model in recent years of how public colleges can get along with their state politicians.
But now the relationship between the two sides might be deteriorating thanks to the down economy.
On Friday the system’s chancellor, William E. Kirwan, said that students would have to pay more for tuition, despite a pledge by the governor to freeze tuition for a fourth consecutive year.
Why? While Gov. Martin O’Malley has set aside $16-million for the tuition freeze, the budget committee in the state’s House of Delegates has recommended $21-million in cuts for the university system, The Sun of Baltimore reported.
“We’re back to being worse off than when we originally proposed an increase in tuition,” Mr. Kirwan told The Sun. “That’s why tuition has to be back on the table.” —Jeffrey J. Selingo
