<p>FSU and UF are PUBLIC universities. They have a duty to establish a path for a wide population of students. The CARE Program has been an enormous success for Florida State and first generation students.</p>
<p>While many of us Florida State alumni want FSU to be as elite as any private Ivy League schools, this will never happen. I am content with FSU being a “Budget Ivy” as reported in the New York Times.</p>