Undergraduates with family income below $200k will be tuition-free at MIT

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581 points gnabgib | 2 comments | 20 Nov 24 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.43s | source

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balderdash ◴[21 Nov 24 02:41 UTC] No.42200550[source]▶

>>42195895 (OP) #

While I think this is well meaning, I’d be much more impressed by institutions actually cutting costs, The ratio of administrators to students is insane as is the faculty ratio at most universities, not to mention the outlays for extravagant projects like sports centers and student centers.

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1. projectileboy ◴[21 Nov 24 05:43 UTC] No.42201482[source]▶

>>42200550 #

Thank you for this comment; articles on the rising costs of college almost always uncritically treat it like a law of nature, and rarely have I seen articles that attempt to study in-depth the extent to which college administrations have become bloated, self-perpetuating jobs programs. All while at the same time departments are cut, professors are expected to do more with less, and more and more classes are pushed on to adjunct faculty who get paid a pittance. Until this is addressed, any efforts to improve the ways in which students finance their education is just a band-aid.

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2. balderdash ◴[21 Nov 24 06:17 UTC] No.42201626[source]▶

>>42201482 (TP) #

If you’re interested.

https://www.goacta.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Cost-o...

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