Kristen Wright

Harvard announced students whose families earn $200,000 or less will get free tuition starting this fall. Students with family incomes of $100,000 or below will get a full free ride, including housing and health insurance.

Harvard announced students whose families earn $200,000 or less will get free tuition starting this fall. Students with family incomes of $100,000 or below will get a full free ride, including housing and health insurance.

This comes as some colleges and universities try to figure out how to balance campus diversity goals and the Supreme Court's 2023 decision banning race-conscious admissions programs at colleges and universities. Harvard was at the center of the pivotal case. After the ruling, Black and Hispanic student enrollment fell at Harvard and other schools.

This comes as some colleges and universities try to figure out how to balance campus diversity goals and the Supreme Court's 2023 decision banning race-conscious admissions programs at colleges and universities. Harvard was at the center of the pivotal case. After the ruling, Black and Hispanic student enrollment fell at Harvard and other schools.

Harvard costs about $82,000 a year, including room and board. That's more than the median household income in the U.S. Kristen Wright, NPR News.

Harvard costs about $82,000 a year, including room and board. That's more than the median household income in the U.S. Kristen Wright, NPR News.

We follow a system. We did that. We pre-deployed the necessary resources knowing that, or not knowing, I should be very specific in where a fire might break out in the city.

We follow a system. We did that. We pre-deployed the necessary resources knowing that, or not knowing, I should be very specific in where a fire might break out in the city.