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(An article title straight out of George Orwell's "1984")
Cooper Union Says Ending Free Tuition May Make It More Accessible
By Casey Fabris and Steve Kolowich
When the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a New York
college known for its no-tuition model, announced in 2013 that it would
soon start charging undergraduate students, the policy shift did not go
over well.
A group of alumni, faculty members, and students sued to block the
change. The state’s attorney general announced an inquiry into the
college’s finances. And now the college’s board has turned on the
president, Jamshed Bharucha, offering to not renew his contract when it
expires next year in hopes of ending the inquiry.
But as Cooper Union officials, faculty members, students, and alumni
fight over whether a tuition model honors the college’s mission and the
egalitarian vision of its founder, another question has popped up: Does
free tuition really increase educational opportunities for students who
struggle to afford college
full: http://chronicle.com/article/Cooper-Union-Says-Ending-Free/229437/
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