Prologue. A gift goes awry -- pt. I. The American way of student aid -- 1. Setting the record straight -- 2. Aid in history : who got it, what shaped it -- 3. Enter Uncle Sam -- pt. II. The way of elite colleges -- 4. The roots of student aid -- 5. Merit and "self-help" -- 6. Seeking equity and order -- 7. Choosing the best -- 8. New strategies -- 9. Containing the market -- pt. III. Reforming the system -- Appendixes -- 1. The case of the charitable price fixers : U.S. v. Brown University et al. -- 2. Research strategy and limits -- 3. Interviews and archive research by state and institution -- 4. Watch your language : a glossary of financial aid.
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Wilkinson traces the history of undergraduate financial aid at American colleges and universities; the origins, purposes, and impacts of merit- and need-based aid; the federal government's role; the evolution of elite private institutions; and the current climate and concerns. The concluding chapter lays out how these factors, combined with increasing costs of attending college, impact low-income minority students and how reforms on campuses and in Washington, DC, can better serve higher education and the more disadvantaged students.
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Aiding students, buying students.
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Student aid-- United States-- History.
Student aid-- United States.
Étudiants-- Aide financière-- États-Unis-- Histoire.