That same year, the public universities in North Carolina had to share a budget cut of $414 million, of which the Chapel Hill campus lost more than $100 million in 2011.[54] This followed state budget cuts that trimmed university spending by $231 million since 2007; Provost Bruce Carney said more than 130 faculty members have left UNC since 2009.,[55] with poor staff retention.[56] The Board of Trustees for UNC-CH recommended a 15.6 percent increase in tuition, a historically large increase.[55] The budget cuts in 2011 greatly affected the university and set this increased tuition plan in motion[54] and UNC students protested.[57] On February 10, 2012, the UNC Board of Governors approved tuition and fee increases of 8.8 percent for in-state undergraduates across all 16 campuses.[58]