A protest by a group calling itself Occupy U-M is gathering at the University of Michigan's Board of Regents meeting to protest escalating tuition rates.
A Cal State L.A. student had sought a preliminary injunction to block the 9% increase for next fall, arguing that the system's trustees violated public meeting laws during a session disrupted by protesters.
Students from households earning $80,000 to $140,000 will be eligible for a new aid program at UC Berkeley, funded by philanthropy and tuition from an influx of out-of-state students.
Shouting Wall Street protesters disrupted a University of California board meeting on Monday, calling on banks and the wealthy to pay higher taxes to help fund higher education.