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It's not like they are refunding the tuition for this semester. Hopefully things will get better in the fall and the universities can reopen.

by Leary 7y ago

hhs 7y ago
There are student associations that are asking for at least partial refunds. Here are recent examples in Baltimore [0] and Chicago [1]: [0]: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-johns-hopkins-sga-tuition-refund-20200405-xze7s7tkyzbg5azrmpg7j35r5m-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-johns-hopkins... [1]: https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207613/uchicago-tuition-strike-university-coronavirus-covid-19-unemployment-college https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207613/u...
- the_svd_doctor 7y ago
  Same at my university, they are asking. The administration said, basically, “no way”.
diebeforei485 7y ago
Why should tuition be refunded anyway? People are still getting credits and can graduate. Housing and meal plans should be refunded for the unused portion of the semester, yes.
- hazz99 7y ago
  Education is now online and they cannot access any university resources. Why should they pay the same price for a quarter of the value?
  - gedy 7y ago
    So the value is not really about "education"?
    - pbhjpbhj 7y ago
      It's the opposite surely. Suppose you pay £8000 for a course of lectures, with materials and access to laboratories. Then the provider fire the lecturer, close the laboratories, ... surely you see there's an educational deficit then. It may be true you can pass an exam from the course texts and online materials that remain available, but the educational benefit would be exceedingly diminished.
    - hazz99 7y ago
      I definitely don't get the same learning outcomes without being in a classroom. Everything is harder. It's harder to ask questions and have in depth discussions. I struggle to pay attention. Lectures are less engaging. None of the campus facilities are available. A large % of my course fees go toward maintaining labs, student groups and sports. I can't touch any of those.

It's not like they are refunding the tuition for this semester. Hopefully things will get better in the fall and the universities can reopen.

by Leary 7y ago

It's not like they are refunding the tuition for this semester. Hopefully things will get better in the fall and the universities can reopen.

hhs 7y ago

There are student associations that are asking for at least partial refunds. Here are recent examples in Baltimore [0] and Chicago [1]: [0]: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-johns-hopkins-sga-tuition-refund-20200405-xze7s7tkyzbg5azrmpg7j35r5m-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-johns-hopkins... [1]: https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207613/uchicago-tuition-strike-university-coronavirus-covid-19-unemployment-college https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207613/u...

the_svd_doctor 7y ago
Same at my university, they are asking. The administration said, basically, “no way”.

diebeforei485 7y ago

Why should tuition be refunded anyway? People are still getting credits and can graduate. Housing and meal plans should be refunded for the unused portion of the semester, yes.

hazz99 7y ago
Education is now online and they cannot access any university resources. Why should they pay the same price for a quarter of the value?
- gedy 7y ago
  So the value is not really about "education"?
  - pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    It's the opposite surely. Suppose you pay £8000 for a course of lectures, with materials and access to laboratories. Then the provider fire the lecturer, close the laboratories, ... surely you see there's an educational deficit then. It may be true you can pass an exam from the course texts and online materials that remain available, but the educational benefit would be exceedingly diminished.
  - hazz99 7y ago
    I definitely don't get the same learning outcomes without being in a classroom. Everything is harder. It's harder to ask questions and have in depth discussions. I struggle to pay attention. Lectures are less engaging. None of the campus facilities are available. A large % of my course fees go toward maintaining labs, student groups and sports. I can't touch any of those.