"This may seem counterintuitive, but please stop giving to your alma mater. Donors to top universities...." Wow, I guess this assumes that the NYT's readership

"This may seem counterintuitive, but please stop giving to your alma mater. Donors to top universities...." Wow, I guess this assumes that the NYT's readership all went to "top universities". I happen to donate heavily to my alma mater, which is a no-name state school. I donate to their honors college, which offers academic merit scholarships. This program is what allowed me graduate debt free. On the other hand, I don't even answer the phone when my (private, elite) graduate school asks for money.