The Hebrew University began its 1986-87 academic year on November 10, eight days late because of financial difficulties and a related dispute with the Housing Ministry. Facing a court order, the university opened its dormitories. It had earlier kept them closed because the Housing Ministry refused to allow the university to raise dormitory fees. About 5,000 of the 17,000 enrolled students live in the dorms. The university sought to raise the fees because of a financial shortfall due to reduced government funding over the past several years. The freeze of fees at the current level will increase the deficit by $1 million.
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