Summary: A report from the New America Foundation says hundreds of colleges expect the neediest students to pay an amount equal to -- even more than -- their families’ yearly earnings. American colleges generally compete for the wealthiest students and leave low-income kids behind. Our guests: Florence Hines, dean of admissions for McDaniel College, which received props for its efforts to recruit and help low-income students; Beckie Supiano, who covers college affordability and undergraduate admissions for The Chronicle of Higher Education; Jeane’ Baker, a recent graduate of Towson University and recipient of a Baltimore Community Foundation scholarship; and Jonnie Kay McLean, a retired educator and the donor of Jeane’ Baker’s BCF scholarship.
