Well played, Sager

In an effort to avoid studying, I came across this article in Texas Lawyer regarding the tuition rate increases at the Law School.

Here are just a couple excerpts I found interesting:
“Some of the money generated by the tuition increases would go for scholarships and student loan repayment assistance ‘to soften the burden on students with the greatest need, while sticking it to others whom our computers say can pay for this’ he [Sager] says.”

Ok, I added the last part of the Sager quote. I do have to compliment him on his strategy. He knew a lot of students would be pissed at the tuition rate increase, but that the majority of those students would also be interested in an LRAP. So he got the best of both worlds by proposing an increase that’s more than he needs in order to throw a few bucks over to the LRAP and shutting up the most vocal opponents. I find it interesting that there aren’t any details floating around about this “LRAP,” not even here. I wonder if this LRAP will at least cover the increased tuition.
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“Even with the proposed increases, UT law school's tuition and fees will not be as high as some of the institutions it considers to be peers.”

Not Harvard or Yale. See analysis.
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“McKen Carrington, dean of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, says his school's current tuition rates are $11,528 for residents and $15,278 for nonresidents. Carrington says the school probably will request "modest increases" but has not come up with specific figures yet.”

I’m just glad that at least one of the two schools with a lower bar passage is cheaper than UT.

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“’We have no idea whether the regents will approve this,’ Sager says of the law school's proposal.”

Sager, if this is true, you are even more inept than I thought. Seriously, you are putting all your tuition eggs in one basket and don’t even know if the regents will approve of this. I know you can’t expect anything from them with certainty, but to have “no idea” is insane. Let’s say your fiefdom is dealt a blow by the regents and shoots down your tuition proposal. Do you mean to say that you are willing to wait another couple years to get this passed? Ask anyone who’s ever done a budget proposal, you don’t ask for approval not having any idea on whether it will pass.
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Well played, Elf Moneybags. Well played indeed. At least well played against the students. As for the regents, only time will tell.