<p>I expect UVa will hear more about proper funding and affordable tuition as new president Gene Nichol leads William and Mary. He is outspoken about the role of public institutions in providing affordable education for all citizens.</p>
<p>I understood that “privatization” of UVa is ongoing but do not really understand the planning behind that. Is it as simple as raising tuition to better compete with the private schools for prestigous faculty, with some of the increased revenue going to aid and scholarships? Nichol says the problem is the aid and scholarships are awarded on merit and end up helping the advantaged students- not the financially deficient.</p>