The decision to attend the University of New Orleans was easy for alumnus Henry Singer. His family did not have money and the University’s $35-per semester tuition was affordable, said Singer, the fourth of seven children born into what he calls a “working class poor family” in New Orleans.
His dad, a clerical worker who often worked three jobs, had an eighth-grade education. His mom was a high school graduate, Singer said.
“We had 10 of us in a two-bedroom, one-bath rental house,” Singer said. “One thing that I learned from them was the value of hard work. I think a lot of UNO students are like that, they come from meager means but they do have parents or a parent who does work very hard.”