socioeconomic diversity

We should all be excited about Elizabeth Warren’s college plan

We’re perhaps best known nationally as the school with the worst socioeconomic diversity measures in the country; we’re a part of the problem this proposal is confronting.

| Staff Writer

Op-Ed: Prestige and Poverty: #FightFor15

The majority of organizers for economic empowerment on campus are graduate students or union members. Only a small percentage of those at rallies are undergraduate students, despite all the rhetoric about Wash. U. being an engaged student body. Does that sit well with you, Wash. U.?

Charles Bosco | Class of 2021

Washington University for Socioeconomic Diversity rallies during Wrightonpalooza

Washington University for Socioeconomic Diversity (WU/FUSED) hosted a rally to raise awareness of socioeconomic diversity during Wrightonpalooza Monday.

| Senior News Editor

Op-Ed: Spare some change, Wash. U.?

The weight of financial insufficiency bled into my academic and social performance, and it is still an obstacle I am learning to overcome. For students carrying socioeconomic burdens, this too is the legacy of Chancellor Wrighton.

WU/FUSED

‘Our moral responsibility’: Martin on need-blind admissions

Previously, Martin was the dean of the College of Literature, Sciences, and Arts at the University of Michigan, a need-blind institution. In line with his experiences at Michigan, Martin said he wants to make need-blind admissions a top priority at Washington University.

| Staff Reporter

Work-study at WU: Does it get better than this?

While any work-study student will tell you it is nice to have an income for tuition and outside expenses, being a working student indeed comes with its drawbacks.

Isabelle Gillman | Staff Writer

Staff editorial: New grant programs represent progress toward future goals

The Student Life Editorial Board sees these efforts as a step in the right direction towards a more socioeconomically-diverse student body and ensuring that students have the resources and support they need to thrive at Wash. U.

Staff editorial: Need-blind admissions a necessity, not an ‘ideal’

Becoming a need-blind institution that meets full need could attract more socioeconomic diversity to Washington University, the real “ideal” Wrighton should be looking toward.

Wash. U. doesn’t care about minority students

Minority students are nothing more than social capital to the University, and once they can count you in their statistics, you are on your own.

Matthew Wallace | Staff Writer

Staff ed: Small choices can bolster socioeconomic diversity

Wash. U. Student Union’s changes to Bear Bucks may be a small change, but every little bit helps.

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