In a bid to prevent conflict on our campuses this week, several universities have come up with compromise proposals to help indebted students. These include prioritising deserving students. Education expert Jonathan Jansen sounded a sobering warning: “To those celebrating the fact that universities, in fright, are registering students with historic debt, I join you. But remember that such decisions will financially sink universities into permanent low-grade academic institutions unless that money is recouped from the state.”..