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UW regents approve 5.5 percent tuition increase

Tuition will go up by 5.5 percent on University of Wisconsin campuses this fall under a budget approved Thursday that protects key academic programs and services. During a meeting at UW-Milwaukee, the 18-member Board of Regents voted unanimously for the increase as part of a $5.6 billion operating budget for the system of 13 four-year universities and 13 two-year colleges. Regents said they had no choice but to approve the increase, given what they called a shortage of resources to pay for higher education.