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This covers all billed expenses including tuition, food, housing, health insurance, and travel costs,
the announcement explained Our financial aid is critical to ensuring that these students know Harvard College is a place where they can be part of a vibrant learning community strengthened by their presence and participation,
Harvard has long sought to open our doors to the most talented students, no matter their financial circumstances,
Hopi Hoekstra, Harvard’s dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, said in a statement By bringing people of outstanding promise together to learn with and from one another, we truly realize the tremendous potential of the university.”
Offering a student to go tuition-free based on their household income and/or academic achievement level ensures some students who would more than likely thrive at their institution but don't have the financial resources could attend,
When it comes to free tuition for students, both the number of schools that offer it and the criteria needed to obtain it are small. Only a few dozen nationwide provide select students with the ability to go tuition free, with many of these like Harvard being universities that make the vast majority of their income from students from higher income households, donors who may or may not be alumni, and federal and state grants."
Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth,
Harvard University President Alan M. Garber said in a press release We know the most talented students come from different socioeconomic backgrounds and experiences, from every state and around the globe,
William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard College's dean of admissions and financial aid, said in a statement
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