Over the last week, universities across the nation have responded with a mix of tuition policies.

Tulane's tuition policies are not unique among the stricken schools.

We who were the urban poor of an earlier generation were able to climb up on the ladder of a free tuition policy.

The letter praised the new tuition policy.

A handful of schools have "free tuition" policies for low income students, so that they graduate loan-free.

He said the Illinois plan was a new and largely untested step in tuition policy.

He said the governor was also talking about issues like governance, tuition policy and research excellence.

Additionally, complex tuition policies encourage students to take more credits than are academically advisable.

On April 23, 2013, the college announced that it would end its free tuition policy for undergraduates effective Fall 2014.

There is some fear that, if the judge's decision stands, all schools may have to abandon their tuition policies, especially if they attract students from urban areas.