Students at USF and every other state university in Florida will be demonstrating on their respective campuses on Thursday, as will university students around the nation, protesting tuition hikes, escalating student debt, and massive cuts to higher education.
Florida House and Senate members are currently debating whether to cut $300-$400 million out of higher education for the 2012 fiscal year budget. That comes after state spending on education has already dropped by 24 percent and is now at 2003 levels in the Sunshine State.
This article appears in Mar 1-7, 2012.