States Face Year of Famine After a Decade of Plenty

By SARA HEBEL, PETER SCHMIDT, and JEFFREY SELINGO

36 legislatures must deal with deficits, and higher education may be a lower priority

As state legislatures start their 2002 sessions this month, lawmakers face a challenge not seen in a decade:

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a recession. While predictions remain mixed on the

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The Berkeley students who protested the big tuition increase at the University of California impressed Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.
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