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yeoman6987

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9. As far as the schools go, they better get this straightened out or they are in for a

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 7, 2016, 01:07 AM

Aug 2016

big hurting. Even though it probably hurt some in the 60's when donations dropped, it didn't cost near what it does to run a university today. The Ivy's probably can survive this but those liberal arts colleges will have to close if this doesn't change soon. It'd be interesting to know how many colleges are closing this year compared to those opening.

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