New York Times talks education

On the New York Times website, an article titled "To Keep Students, Colleges Cut Anything but Aid" discusses the importance of steady college enrollments in today's society and how colleges are not downsizing financial aid offers this year, even with the economy's recession. Instead, colleges and institutions live and breathe on high enrollment counts, so if the number of prospective students drops, so does the school's economic stability. This article caught my attention because even with this troubled economy, students can still go to school and not live credit-to-credit. Instead, students win and get the education they need to succeed, whereas the university also benefits from their active population.



This article elaborated on the hand-in-hand relationships between universities and students that I never uncovered before. I assumed that the current economic hardships were hurting various student aid packages, but I'm relieved to witness the opposite effect. The New York Times did a great job targeting an audience both concerned about money and schooling opportunities, and I'm glad to hear the facts favor both sides of the tuition bill.