Article: Cooper Union considers charging tuition

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<p>I don’t have any first-hand knowledge of Cooper Union, but I think this is very sad.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/nyregion/cooper-union-may-charge-tuition-to-undergraduates.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/nyregion/cooper-union-may-charge-tuition-to-undergraduates.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Could it be competition with the new science campus rumored to be Stanford or Cornell?</p>

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<p>Why on earth would you think that? It’s not going to open for at least 3 years and will probably be graduate students only-no undergrads.</p>

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<p>Cooper got graduate schools.
I was actually thinking about post #2
“why didn’t I think of that?”
real estate is limited and always tangled with politics here. anything is possible.
I wrote in the other thread, the president should sell off his townhouse. That would make more than what they need for time being.</p>

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<p>Cooper’s real estate holdings have been dropping in value since the recession, and they need to offset the expenditure of the recent remodeling. However, I believe they have many ways to make up for real estate losses than charging tuition.</p>

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<p>There were talk recently about Cooper is giving hard time to this celebrated bookstore In the East Village which property Cooper owns. I thought Cooper was being the bad guy.
I guess the shop will tank as well. so sad.
I am sure famous alumni can give more if they want to complain about legacy being lost.
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Whole thing is a scheme to get publicity and NYT is in it as well, you never know.</p>

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<p>Higher education is a business, and for a business to keep its doors open it needs money. Doubt there is some other nefarious plot. Its a business decision. Sad, but a sign of the times. I believe Olin is planning to charge tuition now too, and Antioch, that went out of business a few years back, may be reopening its doors. They reopened this fall with 35 students. It is/was a great school. I hope it survives. <a href=“http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/07/antioch_college_alumni_backers.html[/url]”>Antioch College alumni, backers raise money to reopen the Yellow Springs, Ohio, liberal arts school - cleveland.com; <a href=“http://antiochcollege.org/news/archive/antioch_college_reopens.html[/url]”>http://antiochcollege.org/news/archive/antioch_college_reopens.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Antioch did start this fall with few full ride students.
[An</a> Old School Made New](<a href=“http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-college/english-major/antioch-college.html]An”>An Old School Made New)
I wish I had known!</p>

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<p>It will be interesting to see how graduates of the new Antioch are treated in the work place since the college is not yet accredited (and I believe that’s a five year timeline).</p>

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<p>I thought they maintained their telecommuting programs. Perhaps that will help with accreditation?</p>

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<p>Olin College now gives half-tuition scholarships for new students. Students who entered with full-tuition scholarships keep them the whole time. Olin does offer need-based aid to cover the difference between half-tuition and the FAFSA. Olin hopes to return to full-tuition sometime in the future and the alumni are very invested in trying to make that sometime as soon as possible.</p>