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Surprise! A Class of College Seniors Learns Tuition Will Be Free.

Surprise! A Class of College Seniors Learns Tuition Will Be Free.

The New York Times
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 12:39 AM GMT

Tuition used to be free for all students at the Cooper Union, in New York City. The school announced it was bringing back the perk, at least for seniors.

The first day of the semester at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York on Tuesday came with a surprise for seniors that will make them the envy of college students everywhere.

Their tuition for the year will be free.

The announcement marks an unexpected milestone in the college’s effort to return to free tuition for all students, a model that had distinguished Cooper Union, a school for art, architecture and engineering, for nearly all of its 165-year history.

The students learned of the gift just before 1 p.m. at their annual convocation. The school’s Great Hall, where Abraham Lincoln gave an address in 1860, erupted with cheers.

“It was electric,” said Talmadge Parnell-Ward, an art student. “Everyone jumped up immediately.”

About a decade ago, the small, prestigious school in Manhattan faced a financial crisis. It began charging some students to attend, leading to student and alumni protests as well as a lawsuit. Amid the turmoil, New York’s attorney general — whose job is to oversee all nonprofit organizations in the state — opened an investigation, and then brokered a plan in 2018 to lead the school back to financial solvency. The goal was to bring back free tuition for undergraduates in a decade.

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