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Clark Atlanta University Panther
November 2,1990
Staff: Inflation Drives
Pay For Work-Study Increases
By SAMANTHA BEAULIEU
Contributing Writing
Undergraduate students participating in the work-study
program were recently given an increase in pay, but a decrease
in the maximum of work hours per week.
Work-study students will now receive $6 an hour and work
10 hours a week, as opposed to earning $4 an hour and working
15 hours a week. Many work study students were disgruntled
over this sudden change because they thought their rate of pay
had been cut.
Even though the number of hours worked per week were cut,
the students will still receive $750 per semester. Only now, it
will take longer and allow the students to work up until
December.
Evillie Albertie, work-study coordinator, said, “This issue
has been blown out of proportion. The only reason the hours
were cut was to ensure that the students would be working until
the end of the semester and continuing helping the
supervisors.”
However, Sheila Brown, director of the work-study
program, said that the change in the program was due to the
fact that the students were not earning the money they were
receiving from the federal government. “Because the students
were earning less, the school was receiving less. As a result, less
money was available for the students who were sincerely willing
to work,” said Ms. Brown.
Nicole Page, a two-year work study student, said that the
change didn’t matter as long as she earned $750 per semester.
“The decrease in hours is actually good because this will give
me more time to study,” said Mark Brinson, a sophmmore at
CAU. This is Brinson’s first year participating in the work
study program.
Lincoln Praised As Scholar
By TONYA LATIMER
News Editor
“You can’t buy a loaf of
bread at the same price today as
you did last year and the same
holds true for a college
education,” said Dr. Frederick
Fresh, dean of Enrollment
Management.
The cost of tuition at Clark
Atlanta University has risen
from $7,378 (1988-1989) to
$8,309 (1989-1990) to $9,370
(1990-1991). Donald Murphy,
vice president of Business and
Finance, said that tuition went
up on an average of $500 for all
of the Atlanta University
Center (AUC) institutions. He
added that although there was
an increase, students pay less
than 50 percent of the cost to
educate them. According to
the 1989 Audit Report, it cost
$40 million to operate a
university and only $15 million
comes from students. The
difference is made up by the
United Negro College Fund,
fundraisers, endowments, gifts,
contracts and other things. The
report estimated that without
outside funding the cost per
student would be around
$16,000 a year.
Inflation is the underlying
cause of tuition increases.
However, a recent survey of
independent schools prepared
for the College Board and the
American Council of Educa
tion names higher faculty
salaries, improved facilities and
a need to pay more in tuition
aid as the factors driving cost
increases. Murphy says that
you get exactly what you pay
for and that good teachers
come at a good price.
The annual increase has
affected the middle-class
families, as well as the
lower-income families. In
addition, it has made the task
of the financial aid counselors
harder. Sheila Brown, CAU’s
financial aid director, stated,
“Financial aid will never catch
up with the tuition rate.
Therefore, I am expected to
stretch a dollar to its maximum
length to please every student. ”
She explained that she
understood the pressure of a
tuition increse on a family, but
she must be fair and treat each
student accordingly.
For example, she said that if
she had $100 to distribute
among 10 students, she would
rather give each individual $10,
as opposed to showing
favoritism and giving one
student $80 and another $20.
She said that she doesn’t look
at the names of students while
deciding on the amount of aid
an individual will get. Her
decision is strictly based on the
student’s family structure and
financial need.
However, financial aid is
starting to mean little to
middle-class income families.
Grace Nelson, a product of a
single-parent home, stated that
she receives financial aid and is
grateful, but admits that it is
almost meaningless due to the
constant tuition increases. She
added that she doubts if she
would have returned to CAU if
she wasn’t a senior.
Traditonal family settings
with two steady incomes are
affected just as much as
single-parent homes. Accord
ing to Annecia Ridle, a senior,
the combined income of a
federal government employee
and a Southern Bell employee
exceeds the required amount to
qualify for financial assistance.
The fact that her parents had
Up Tuition
three children in college, one at
CAU, one at Howard Univer
sity and another at Florida
A&M University, did not make
a difference. They were
steadily denied financial aid.
Undoubtedly, the Riddles are
definitely affected by tuition
increases.
“If tuition keeps increasing
at the rate it is today, you will
find more African American
students attending state-
funded, White colleges because
they are more affordable,” said
Riddle.
Ms. Brown said that the
federal government has made it
clear that the responsibility of
educating a child is up to the
parents, not the government.
This is evident through the
amount of financial aid
available and the rate at which
it is declining. She added that
cost increases does place more
responsibility on the parents to
fill in the gap that aid does not
cover.
The tuition increase did not
affect the enrollment. “The
institution is elated that
enrollment is better this year
than it was last year at this
time,” said Murphy. He
admitted that he expected less
because they tightened up on
payment arrangements prior to
registration. “Despite the fact
that we had to say no more
often than usual, 1 think we did
very well,” stated Murphy.
Ms. Brown explained that
the students and faculty need to
be more sensitive to each other
and realize that tuition
increases aren't always
welcomed, but they are
necessary. Moreover, Murphy
stated, “This is just another
step at chartering a bold new
future.”
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Eric Lincoln which reflected
several aspects of his life.
Angela Davis, an honor
student at CAU, gave a oral
presentation on C. Eric Lincoln
as a poet and novelist.
Lincoln commented after the
program that each year the
lecturship gets bigger and
better. However, he said in a
jubillant voice , “This is indeed
the best yet.” The afternnon
series included presentations
by Dr. William B. McClain,
who was once a student of
Lincoln's and who is also one of
the individuals responsible for
starting the leturship. Further
more, presentations were given
by other notable scholars who
had come in contact with
Lincoln over the years. Dr.
Lincoln is currently Professor
of Religion and Culture in thf
Graduate School of Religion ai
Duke University.
Students Seek Information On Graduate Schools
By PAULETTE V. WALKER
Editor-in-Chief
More than 800 students from
the Atlanta University Center
flocked to the Woodruff
Library to talk with recruiters
at the 1990 Graduate School
Recruitment Day.
The event, held Oct. 16, was
sponsored by the AUC Career
Planning and Placement
Office.
According the George C.
Land, Coordinator for the
AUC Career Planning and
Placement Services, this was
the 24th year of the event.
Land, who has been at the
Center for 21 years, said the
day was a success. “The
benefits for students are
tremendous,” said Land.
“Students were given the
opportunity to.look over
graduate schools right here in
their back yard, without having
to travel around the country.”
“This event is held to expose
students to as many options as
possible for graduate study,
and to provide information
about services, financial aid
opportunities and any other
questions they might have,”
said Georgia B. Jones, the
director of Career Planning
and Placement for Clark
Atlanta University.
“It isa lot of hard work,"said
Ms. Jones. “But it is a labor of
love and it’s a job we feel good
about because our students
benefit. We also had a lot of
help and cooperation from the
faculty and staff and this made
the work load easier to bear.”
Dr. Marion Phillips, the
associate dean of the U niversity
of North Carolina Chapel Hill
School of Medicine, was one of
the more than 100 recruiters
who attended.
Dr. Phillips, a 1966 graduate
of Clark College, saw the
opportunity as an excellent
way for students to get their
feet into the doors of many
graduate schools. He was
impressed because, “...the
students were very focused.”
“These students were asking
very intelligent analytical
questions,” said Dr. Phillips. “I
enjoyed this opportunity
because I was able to partici
pate in the decision-making
process of these students.”
For such a large event, the
Placement Center pays very
little money, according to
Land.
“We charge the recruiters
fees ranging from $15 to $35,”
said Land. “The money
collected covers the food,
reception and booth rental.”
Latasha King, a junior
business major at CAU,
attended the activity. “Even
though it will be another year
and a half before I graduate, I
attended so that I could get an
idea of what the recruiters were
looking for in prospective
students,” said Ms. King.
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PHOTO BY KEITH NEIL
Students seek information on graduate schools from
recruiters at annual Graduate School Recruitment Day in
Woodruff Library.