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A global pandemic has caused unemployment to increase 3-fold, but universities are still allowed to increase tuition.
Let’s break down the numbers...
Let’s break down the numbers...
@EmoryRollins
Tuition:
2019 = 34,800
2020 = 35,840
2.94% increase
Student health insurance:
2019 = 3,466
2020 = 3,816
9.61% increase
# days of instruction:
2019 = 119
2020 = 95
22.43% decrease
Tuition:
2019 = 34,800
2020 = 35,840
2.94% increase
Student health insurance:
2019 = 3,466
2020 = 3,816
9.61% increase
# days of instruction:
2019 = 119
2020 = 95
22.43% decrease
@EmoryUniversity
Technology & building usage:
2019 = available
2020 = unavailable
Instructional level:
2019 = guaranteed high caliber
2020 = “promises” of same level
Technology & building usage:
2019 = available
2020 = unavailable
Instructional level:
2019 = guaranteed high caliber
2020 = “promises” of same level
We are not the only school with these inequities, but if institutions claim to have the well-being of students in mind, they should be open to discussing these inequities.
Some of my peers created a petition to advocate for a reduction in tuition. I encourage students of all universities to follow suit.
@EmoryEPI @rollinsHDGH https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t1A-kq6ZoWKBamiSDIKhWxjQzZm6ug8WIWEWhYOVUo4/edit?usp=sharing
@EmoryEPI @rollinsHDGH https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t1A-kq6ZoWKBamiSDIKhWxjQzZm6ug8WIWEWhYOVUo4/edit?usp=sharing
Higher education is NOT “accessible to all”. As a child of 1st generation immigrants and a product of a school district where only a handful of students went to college, and 100% dependent on federal loans, I am disheartened.
I believe that our professors are on the side of students. We all recognize the on the ground work you put in everyday. We should support each other. But tuition hikes will limit the kinds of students you get to teach.
I may have joined the exclusive club, but I don’t like everything I see.
