University and state officials will discuss rising tuition costs at a town hall forum tonight.

The discussion will be held from 7 -9 p.m. in Kellogg Center Auditorium.

The event panel will include MSU President M. Peter McPherson, Lansing Community College President Paula Cunningham, state Treasurer Douglas Roberts and Hank Prince, associate director of education and human services for the Michigan House Fiscal Agency.

The panel will be moderated by state Rep. Paul DeWeese, R-Williamston, and Ferris State University President Bill Sederberg.

The purpose of the forum is to gather experts about public higher education to discuss what should be done on a state level about rising tuition costs. Each panel member will have 20 minutes to speak, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.