After a period of real-dollar declines, public colleges and universities are increasing tuition and fees this fall, the Hechinger Report found. Students at institutions such as Slippery Rock University faced rises as high as 3.6 percent amid broader reports of increases up to 10 percent, new fees, and higher room-and-board costs. Economists and campus leaders say institutions are reversing prior discounting strategies used to arrest enrollment declines as financial pressures and political challenges mount.