August 15, 2010

Get the Word Out About Student Aid, and They Will Come

Yana Paskova for The Chronicle

Vincent Tunstall (right), director of financial aid at Fairleigh Dickinson U., and Jonathan Wexler, vice president for enrollment, have reworked the application process so that students and their families can get information about aid early and often.

By Beckie Supiano

Fairleigh Dickinson University's admitted-student days were supposed to give accepted students and their families a feel for what life would be like if they enrolled. The university's two New Jersey campuses each set aside a day in April for them to do things like take tours and meet with faculty members.

But just a few years ago, many families who came to the events were missing out. Instead of getting to know the university, with its 8,600 undergraduates, they were standing in line