Universities save while students pay more

by E Wayne Ross on January 20, 2008

Detroit Free Press: Universities save while students pay more
Endowments enrich colleges as tuition rises

With billions of dollars in endowments at Michigan’s universities, Treyvon Harlin just doesn’t get it: Why must he struggle to squeeze in a 40-hour work week between his Wayne State University classes to pay for tuition, rent, food and school supplies?