Tuition benefit doesn't close gap I'm responding to The Independent's recent editorial on tuition benefits for family members of University of Nebraska employees.
Similar plans are common at other colleges and universities.
We believe this benefit will help the university recruit faculty and staff members and also help keep the excellent people we have. It might also help keep their children in Nebraska for college. However, this benefit would cover only one-half of a full class load. While this is an attractive benefit for employees, it does not address the serious gap in pay between the University of Nebraska and its peer universities. Even with the tuition increases mentioned in the editorial, the University of Nebraska will continue to be a bargain in comparison to other high-quality universities.