Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology authored an op ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer regarding Michael Bloomberg's gift of $1.8 billion in financial aid to Johns Hopkins University. She discussed how this noteworthy contribution is an opportunity for other philanthropists to take similar steps in addressing the cost of higher education, particularly for students and families of modest means.

Read the op ed via The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sara Goldrick-Rab is professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University's College of Education and Human Development, founding director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and author of "Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream."