Word: tuitions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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JUNE 1-- The debate on the House tuition tax credit bill was long and grueling. And when it was finally over, and the bill had passed 237-158, about 400 representatives poured into the lobby and found--'What else do you find in a lobby?' as one staff member put it--lobbyists. More than 15 representatives from college and secondary school organizations greeted the Congressmen. They were all there--from the coalition of Independent College and University Students to the American Association of Universities. And somehow, in the morass of pledges and please and pushing, Harvard was making its point...
...lobby for issues the University believes directly concern the Harvard community. Harvard's Office of Government and Community Affairs acts as Harvard's liason, monitoring Congressional legislation and administrative regulations, developing policy positions, and marshalling support in Washington for its interests on various issues, ranging from tuition aid to middle-class families, to support for research grants...
Andover, nonetheless, is not exactly an academic Ellis Island. Some 14% of the students are alumni children. Next year's tuition will come to $4,975, more than most American families can pay, and the student roster lists some blue-chip names, among them, John F. Kennedy Jr. But this year Andover handed out $1 million in financial aid to 30% of its students, and the full tuition charge is still only half of what it costs to educate each student. A $57 million endowment and $600,000 in annual alumni giving make up the difference...
...eager volunteers asked fees ranging from $200 to $10,000. One, who said she wanted to be a good Samaritan, described herself as "white, 23, blonde, green-eyed, slow to anger, strong-willed." Another was a medical student who asked to have her tuition paid for a year. A third was a 28-year-old mother of two who wanted to bear another child, but could not afford to keep it. One letter came from a man who volunteered his girlfriend. There was one drawback to the whole enterprise, however: its legality was questionable...
...notes Princeton Assistant Dean Richard G. Williams. Adds Yale Dean of Undergraduate Studies Martin Griffin: "Students come back with at least marginally clearer focus and a clear head." Often it is the students themselves who hesitate, concerned about parental opposition, the difficulty of obtaining a decent job, and the tuition increases they will face upon return. Says Williams: "Students spend more time worrying about whether to leave or not than about what they will do if they leave...