DID HARVARD RECEIVE AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT’S PROPERTY TAX OPINION?
DATELINE: December 11, 2007, Chicago We noticed that Harvard University announced on Monday a plan to make more financial aid available to middle-class and upper-middle class students. Jane J. Kim, Harvard Trims Tuition Bills for Families, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 11, 2007. For these students, tuition will equal 10% of the family’s household income. As a consequence, a family making $120,000 a year would pay $12,000 per year in tuition, compared to $19,000 in tuition under the existing policy. Harvard also plans to do away with the loan portion of its financial package, substituting a grant instead. As per the existing policy, those with under $60,000 of family income pay no tution, with those with slightly higher family incomes required to pay a relatively small percentage of the sticker price. None of this should come as a surprise, with the federal government and Harvard critics eyeing Harvard’s…
