RISD - Observational art in portfolio

bladeofgrass
Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:06:00 +0000

I posted about Arnie Yasinski, executive vice president for Finance and Administration getting an interest free loan while the RISD faculty was strike for fair wages. I wouldn’t call that alarmist, more like factual and relevant to an institution that charges 40k+ in tuition and gives our far less aid than other schools.

In regards to money, “Despite efforts to increase external support, however, RISD still relies heavily on tuition income to fund its operating budget… When a business needs to increase revenue, it usually tries to boost its volume and/or raise prices”, says Yasinski.

“RISD’s rate of 16% continues to be among the lowest in our peer group, despite ongoing efforts to raise additional funding for financial aid”.

These quotes, if you’d like to read more, are from RISD’s own paper, RISD VIEWS, Fall 2007 issue.

Risd “crime ridden”? Where was that in my post? You sound very defensive. I think it’s worth noting to anyone who is planning to attend RISD that it is not crime free, even on its campus doorsteps, and especially helpful here since other schools like MICA seem to get multiple posts about crime problems.