# In an in-depth interview, Dean Peter Henry emphasizes the importance of access to higher education through scholarships

1 School News August 4, 2016 ![CNNMoney logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030743.jpg?itok=5lrpsukl)>

Excerpt from [CNNMoney](http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/04/news/economy/peter-henry-nyu-dean/index.html) -- "Since taking on the role, \[[Henry](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/peter-henry)\] has gotten NYU to start offering 34 scholarships to low-income undergraduates at the business school that cover all tuition, room and board. 'As a dean, opening the door to business school to high-achieving lower-income kids -- to teach these kids how to fish -- is one of my top priorities,' he said."

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