Her generous gift and enduring spirit allows us to further our commitment to our students, faculty and community.

We get students here who get caught and tell us that this is how they've always done it. This is what they did in high school.

While Cornell has always had a commitment to recruit and enroll low-income students from community colleges, this grant will allow us to enhance our efforts.

I hope if we're in that situation, that somebody would look at us as a small community and offer us help.

The key is accessibility. We are a state institution with a commitment to serving the students in the state. The Bridge program opens a Clemson education up to more individuals who might not otherwise be accepted.

The key is accessibility. We are a state institution with a commitment to serving the students in the state. ... (And) we want to prepare students for the transfer to Clemson.