The Villager profiles Angela Hill A08. thevillager/2014/09/11/cooper-alum-now-practices-art-of-the-knockout/ As for Cooper Union, Hill said she’s familiar with the ongoing battle over the formerly full-tuition school’s decision to start charging incoming freshmen tuition this year. “Yeah, it sucks,” she said of the new policy. “The only reason I was able to go to art school was because of Cooper Union, because of that scholarship. I applied to other schools, RISD, for a partial scholarship. But I still would have been $50,000 in debt. Cooper Union gave newcomers like me entrée into that world — people not from a lot of money or third-generation artists. I might still be in Maryland if not for Cooper Union. It just opened my eyes. “It’s really sad. It’s really unfortunate,” she said of the decision to institute tuition. “I wish there was something I could do,” she said. Then, as quick as one of her kicks, she added, “Maybe if I play my cards right, I can — maybe help one student.”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:26:17 +0000