Faculty for Affordable Tuition (FFAT) was established to encourage professors, students, parents and alumni to express their opinions about curbing the escalating rise of college tuition.
Professors should support their universities but not at the expense of the students. Stand up and sign against tuition hikes and the rise of student loans.
Why is this important?
The average student loan is $30,000. College tuition at both public and private universities has been escalating way beyond inflation. High tuition is one of the main causes for the widening gap between rich and poor.
Faculty will be better off with affordable tuition rather than pricing it out of the reach of the middle class. The tuition income should be directed mostly at education rather than adminitration.
The financial stability of many colleges and universities is threatened by out of reach tuition and the alternative of free online courses.
Ensuring affordable tuition is both the financial and moral answer.
