Protesting is a pastime for the wealthiest, most privileged students
Washington Monthly found: "In the vast majority of cases, campuses that educate students mostly from working-class backgrounds have not had any protest activity."
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Washington Monthly found: "In the vast majority of cases, campuses that educate students mostly from working-class backgrounds have not had any protest activity."
The university Board of Trustees recently approved a tuition increase for incoming students at its full-board public session May 16. According to public meeting materials, undergraduate tuition for incoming Ohio resident students will increase by 3%, or $385, and will remain at that rate for four academic years. This year is the eighth consecutive year that the Board of Trustees has increased tuition. Ohio law limits tuition increases for in-state students to 3% or below. Non-resident domestic students will see a tuition increase of 4.3%, or $1,657, while international students will have a tui...
Reaction to the students, nonetheless, has been overwhelming. They have somehow put their fingers on a set of issues that make policy-makers and power-brokers extremely nervous. The role of new-found billionaires in the pushback against the students is also unprecedented.
Updating the Pell Grant program would be an excellent way to support much-needed alternatives for American students.
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) - The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a historic milestone in federal funding and investments for historically