Ah, back to work.
One thing I miss about being at the microscope is listening to NPR. A couple of hours ago there was a good piece on Here & Now about the gap between rich universities and poor universities. And it's not only that the endowment gap has increased, but the composition of the schools has also changed. With every passing year, students from lower income families make up less and less of the freshmen class.
Why?
Tuition, better pre-college preparation ...
We should be alarmed that in this day when education is a good predictor of unemployment and income that it's tougher for students from poorer backgrounds to get a good education.
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