Ia a Feb. 5 Point of View article, the chairman of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, Wade Hargrove, argued that Chapel Hill's campus is poised to slip into mediocrity unless the Board of Governors increases tuition significantly. Some board members have proposed imposing limits of the amount of the increase each campus can spend on financial aid.
Regardless of the amount by which tuition is increased, it is imperative that each campus be allowed to distribute revenue as appropriate between the challenges facing campuses (like faculty salaries and course offerings) and financial aid.
Committing to meet 100 percent of demonstrated financial need allows Chapel Hill to serve students from across the state regardless of their family's ability to pay. That promise must not be sacrificed for quality's sake.
