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The point of the original post does not seem particularly hard to grasp, yet none of the responses take on the central point doug is making...  Do you think that what Stanford is doing by reducing financial aid but not tuition is the right thing to do in these difficult times, particularly for a school as wealthy as Stanford?  FWIW, I don’t. In fact, I think if my alma mater cares about leading (remember the “Leading Matters” campaign?), it would be an example of bold leadership to consider closing the school and perhaps opening dormitories to COVID-19 quarantined persons because online classes in no way can compare to the give-and-take of in-person learning experiences.  A recent Stanford grad I know thinks maybe Stanford has told current students their tuition for an only-online spring quarter experience will be reduced and the school just hasn’t said this publicly.  Has anyone heard anything to that effect from any current students?

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The point of the original post does not seem particularly hard to grasp, yet none of the responses take on the central point doug is making...  Do you think that what Stanford is doing by reducing financial aid but not tuition is the right thing to do in these difficult times, particularly for a school as wealthy as Stanford?  FWIW, I don’t. In fact, I think if my alma mater cares about leading (remember the “Leading Matters” campaign?), it would be an example of bold leadership to consider closing the school and perhaps opening dormitories to COVID-19 quarantined persons because online classes in no way can compare to the give-and-take of in-person learning experiences.  A recent Stanford grad I know thinks maybe Stanford has told current students their tuition for an only-online spring quarter experience will be reduced and the school just hasn’t said this publicly.  Has anyone heard anything to that effect from any current students?