
Columbia MFA Students Demand Full Tuition Refund - contourtrails
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/04/30/with-decrepit-facilities-and-missing-faculty-mfa-visual-arts-students-demand-tuition-refund/
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magpi3
> "It’s almost criminal to endebt a student $100,000 to be a painter or a
> performance artist"

I agree and will never understand the students, parents, and faculty who
choose to support such a system.

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otterley
The source reporting can be found here:
[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/04/30/with-
decre...](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/04/30/with-decrepit-
facilities-and-missing-faculty-mfa-visual-arts-students-demand-tuition-
refund/)

Submitters: Please, always link to primary sources if possible.

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tlb
Changed from [https://hyperallergic.com/440469/columbia-university-mfa-
stu...](https://hyperallergic.com/440469/columbia-university-mfa-students-
demand-tuition-refunds/), thanks

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almostApatriot1
Columbia MFA programs are notorious for being cash cows. Everyone who does a
little research understands this.

