Citizen Staff Writer
With tuition costs soaring and state support for the University of Arizona sagging, good news arrived this week from Cox Communications.
Cox has become the first member of the Arizona Assurance scholarship program’s Corporate Circle by donating $100,000.
Arizona Assurance covers all college costs for in-state students from families with an adjusted gross income of $42,400 or less per year.
The money goes into an endowment invested by the UA Foundation to develop a continuous income stream for the program, which funds scholars for four years as long as the students maintain a C grade-point average.
College is increasingly important for young people interested in many professions, so UA must help students who cannot afford tuition. Cox has given that effort a badly needed boost.