So it’s only Harvard you get aggravated over? The fact that Work Study recipients at Southwest State or Never-heard-of-U have been doing janitorial work- weekly- for over 20 years doesn’t bug you, it’s just that it’s Harvard? And that the WS kids at Southwest State get gapped in their aid- so that their WS funds are used to cover the bill which at Harvard gets paid from need based aid, i.e. by Harvard-- that doesn’t bother you? And that the WS kids at Southwest State in addition to their 10 hour WS job are also covering shifts at the local diner every weekend- because that’s the money that goes to pay lab fees and books, oh-- and since the kid’s aid won’t cover a meal plan (and the parents can’t afford it), without the staff meal at the diner before and after every shift, the kid wouldn’t eat all weekend, that doesn’t bother you?
There are many, many inequities in the financial aid system which impacts low income kids. The fact that Harvard is using a work crew before orientation- and that it qualifies as work study- is barely a blip on the radar of inequities.
Kids becoming victims of predatory colleges to get bogus degrees in Travel management or Recreational Studies or Court Reporting-- this doesn’t bother you, fraudulent behavior on a massive scale (many of these for-profit colleges are owned by private equity firms- and believe me, they know a cash cow when they see one)? Kids wake up one day at age 23 and they’ve taken out loans for a degree which qualifies them for nothing???
My local gym is filled with kids handing out towels in the locker rooms who got degrees in Recreation or Sports Management at one of these for-profit institutions. They make the same twelve bucks an hour as the high school kids. Except the HS kids still have their Pell eligibility and don’t have loans to pay back.
Sorry- can’t get upset over Harvard. Bigger frauds to worry about. Let’s start with Pell.