SEWANEE: Scholarship cuts upset Sewanee students
SEWANEE: Scholarship cuts upset Sewanee students
by Perla Trevizo
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/25/scholarship-cuts-upset-sewanee-students/
Sept. 26, 2011
When officials from Sewanee: the University of the South announced a 10 percent tuition cut in February, it was hailed as a groundbreaking move in higher education after years of tuition increases nationwide.
What officials didn't say then was that the cut would be accompanied by a reduction in some tuition assistance. Some students say the result is that tuition is only about $500 less than the previous year -- far short of the $4,600 savings they and their parents anticipated.
"When Sewanee sent out this email saying they were reducing tuition for everyone, I called my parents and they told everyone about how amazing Sewanee is," said a junior at the school who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retaliation.
"Then we got letters in our post office boxes announcing that merit students were having their scholarships cut by roughly the same amount that tuition was being cut, therefore making the tuition cut basically ineffective for all of the students," the student said.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
by Perla Trevizo
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/25/scholarship-cuts-upset-sewanee-students/
Sept. 26, 2011
When officials from Sewanee: the University of the South announced a 10 percent tuition cut in February, it was hailed as a groundbreaking move in higher education after years of tuition increases nationwide.What officials didn't say then was that the cut would be accompanied by a reduction in some tuition assistance. Some students say the result is that tuition is only about $500 less than the previous year -- far short of the $4,600 savings they and their parents anticipated.
"When Sewanee sent out this email saying they were reducing tuition for everyone, I called my parents and they told everyone about how amazing Sewanee is," said a junior at the school who asked to remain anonymous, fearing retaliation.
"Then we got letters in our post office boxes announcing that merit students were having their scholarships cut by roughly the same amount that tuition was being cut, therefore making the tuition cut basically ineffective for all of the students," the student said.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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