Rice University Says Middle-Class And Low-Income Students Won't Have To Pay Tuition (npr.org)

Rice University is "dramatically expanding" its financial aid offerings, promising full scholarships to undergrads whose families have income under $130,000. NPR reports: The school says it wants to reduce student debt -- and make it easier for students from low-income families to attend. "Talent deserves opportunity," Rice President David Leebron said while announcing the plan on Tuesday. The full scholarships are earmarked for students whose families have income between $65,000 and $130,000. Below that level, the university will not only cover tuition but also provide grants to cover students' room and board, along with any other fees. Another part of the program will help students whose family income surpasses the maximum: If their family's income is between $130,000 and $200,000, they can still get grants covering at least half of their tuition.

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The long fall to Socialism

[Anonymous Coward]

As the US continues it's long fall towards Socialism, I am saddened by the low information populace who think that this will be a panacea. They think that money is free and there is an endless supply of it growing on trees somewhere. The unfortunate fact is, it's easy to spend other people's money until there's no more money to spend. If I was a successful job creator who had worked hard to achieve success and I had to pay to put my child through college while all the lower achievers kids just went for free, well I'd be pretty pissed. I certainly never would hire someone who had their college handed to them on a Socialist platter.

Online article dated Sept 18, 2028

[Jerry]

Rice University closed it doors today following a failed socialist experiment in which Rice tried to fund the college education of hordes of undocumented democrat voters masquerading as poor Hispanic Americans.

Those who could master English well enough to graduate and get a good job in the STEMs (employers long ago stopped hiring gender studies graduates) started paying taxes and realized what most Americans do, that their tax money went to pay for 4th, 5th and 6th generation professional welfare recipients who contribute nothing to the economy and drain public resources.

Rice administrators had been influenced by Marxist theology and attempted to deploy the
Cloward–Piven strategy, but succeeded only in destroying their own financial base. The Rice administrators found work as schedule managers at various fast food burger joints around the country.