President Barack Obama’s recent proposal to tame the rapidly increasing cost of tuition overlooks the complexity of university budgeting, as well as advancements in financial aid, President David Skorton argued in an editorial published in The Huffington Post Monday.

Jon Weinberg '13 discusses the tolls consistent tuition increases take on Cornell students and their families. 

Getting a high SAT score, earning a 4.0 GPA and running the student government just don’t seem to cut it anymore for college admissions officers. It turns out that hopeful high school seniors should also have parents with deep bank accounts.  

Nathaniel Rosen '13 calls on Cornell to lead the way and facilitate reform to ranking systems for higher education. 

Columnist Steven Zhang '12 weighs the costs and benefits of higher education in America. 

After the University increased tuition by 4.8 percent and 8 percent on Cornell's endowed and contract colleges, respectively, The Sun calls on the administration to be more transparent about where that money goes.

New Sun contributor and President of the United States Barack Obama writes about the issues facing today's college student, and how he is working to fix them.

Prompted by the 32 percent tuition increases in the University of California system, on March 4 students around the country protested in what organizers called a “Day of Action.” While we certainly support the cause of making public education affordable — Cornell receives, of course, significant state funding — we question certain elements of their campaign.

Cornell is on the brink of historic decisions as its infrastructure undergoes a massive restructuring, and nothing is more integral to the University’s strategic plan than its budget, officials say.