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Friday, October 22, 2004
FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE POD PEOPLE
II [For I, see UD post dated 7/23/04] Today's New York Times, Letters, page A22: HIGHER COLLEGE TUITION To the Editor: As a senior at Middlebury College, one of the nation's most expensive private colleges, I have seen the comprehensive fee increase nearly $10,000 in four years to reach its current level of $40,000. If the rise in tuition was correlated with a rise in academic vigor, most students would accept the additional cost. This, unfortunately, is not the case. Indeed, many colleges like Middlebury have used excess revenue to finance vast building projects, which, while aesthetically pleasing, do little to enhance the quality of a student's education. We must not lose sight of the original purpose of academic institutions, for if we do, college tuitions will continue growing to unacceptably high levels. Amichai Kilchevsky Middlebury, Vt. Oct. 20, 2004 |