Families’ insistence on “name brand” education and colleges and universities going overboard with “merit” aid to “trophy students” is skewing the American higher education system. At Rhodes we have learned to link financial assistance to both financial need and what we expect from the students who receive it. We are tying financial aid more closely to service, research and work opportunities, thereby adding more value for both the student and the institution.

Op Ed syndicated by Scripps News
August, 2006
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