News & Notes: Princeton joins Say Yes to Education initiative for low-income students

Princeton and 10 other universities have joined the Say Yes to Education program, an initiative that provides high school students with a full ride to college, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The other new members are Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Vanderbilt University, Rice University, Denison University, Pomona College, Hamilton College, Rhodes College, Paul Smith's College of the Adirondacks and Sewanee: The University of the South.

Private colleges usually waive the tuition for students who come from families with an annual income of less than $75,000 rather than subsidize the full cost of attendance, but Cornell, Dartmouth, Rice, Rhodes and Sewanee have pledged to cover the room and board as well. Students who come from families with annual incomes above $75,000 can receive $5,000 scholarships from Say Yes.