The University — a primary beneficiary of taxpayer dollars through its contract colleges and federal aid programs — must find other means to provide substantial financial aid without letting the burden fall solely on the student population.

President David Skorton pledged to search for sources of funding for undocumented students at Cornell at a meeting of the Student Assembly on Thursday.

While University expenditures on financial aid have skyrocketed, administrators warned of a decline in the number of students attending from middle-income backgrounds.

Due to a recent change in the University’s financial aid policy, many expect that changing allocations will restrict the ability of undocumented students — who are living in the U.S. illegally — to attend Cornell.

In a letter to the editor, Daniel Kuhr '13 argues that the University is working hard to increase its socioeconomic diversity.

The Cornell Financial Aid office is celebrating a last-minute federal budget compromise reached on Friday, which largely spared student aid programs.

The New York State legislature approved a $132 billion budget Thursday with reductions to Cornell's contract colleges. Funding for many Cornell agricultural programs, however, was restored in the final budget.

Students participated in an annual trip to Washington, D.C., and pressured government officials to support financial aid initiatives.

After failing to find a suitable candidate, the University is about to relaunch the search for its first associate vice provost and dean for admissions and Financial Aid.