The Wayne State Board of Governors kept its pledge to hold tuition increases at or below the rate of inflation for resident undergraduate students. A 2.4 percent increase in undergrad tuition, approved at the board's July 21 meeting, is contingent on the state's 3 percent restoration of a 5 percent cut for fiscal 2003-04. Nancy Barrett, provost and senior vice president, said the university has maintained its long-term commitment to tuition restraint while continuing to build strong academic programs and research efforts.