The AVE has reported previously that the private ivies, because they subsidize tuition by merit scholarships, are actually a lot mess expensive than public schools like the UW. While the UW and its peer public ivies drift toward a financially elite status, “private ” schools like Princ[...]
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Meritocracy or Class warfare?
Ed. I ceased donating to Harvard several years ago. I did so, not because of a lack of pride in my college or lack of gratitude for what it did for me, but because of a belief that Harvard is part of a system that is moving the US toward a dysfunctional, class based, self […][...]
March 9th, 2011 - 1:23 am § in Schools & Colleges
Does Inclusiveness Lower Academic Standards?
Editorial By The Daily Orange Editorial Board, Syracuse University Published: Monday, February 21, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:02 CORRECTION: In this editorial, the change in the percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students is misstated. In 2009, 26.5 percent of students were Pell Gran[...]