The increase will generate $34.8 million in revenue, according to the proposed budget plan. The Thursday decision by the board comes after it was initially approved by the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee on Wednesday… Despite the finance committee’s recommendation, Thursday’s vote still had its fair share of pushback from several regents, and the vote passed 12-3 with Regents Paul Monge, John Pérez and Newsom dissenting. The board is set to vote on a proposed tuition increase for in-state students of $348 at its May meeting… At the meeting, regents and campus representatives discussed other UC issues, including the student population growth outpacing the growth of faculty, classrooms and housing spaces. They also presented a recent poll about the UC student experience, which was shown to be in decline.

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by Ani Vahradyan and Mary Kelly Ford, The Daily Californian.

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