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That’s not the way I read that article–or the many statements made about this very subject by Admissions Dean Furda and President Gutmann over the last several years. Penn has a very specific goal of increasing diversity in income, as noted in the article, itself:</p>
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<p>In fact, “increasing access” through substantially increased and enhanced undergraduate financial aid is one of the main goals of President Gutmann’s “Penn Compact,” which is the underlying foundation of her administration’s policies:</p>
<p>[Increasing</a> Access : Office of the President : University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“Office of the Interim President | Office of the President”>Office of the Interim President | Office of the President)</p>
<p>And as an alum, I can tell you that the one fundraising goal most discussed by Penn administrators and fundraisers is increasing access and undergraduate financial aid for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds:</p>
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<p>[The</a> Case for Aid](<a href=“Case for Aid - Undergraduate Named Scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania”>Case for Aid - Undergraduate Named Scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania)</p>
<p>[Message</a> from Amy Gutmann](<a href=“http://www.unsp.upenn.edu/message]Message”>http://www.unsp.upenn.edu/message)</p>
<p>Clearly, diversity in income is a very specific–and extremely high profile–goal of Penn’s undergraduate admissions, and of the highest levels of Penn’s administration.</p>