I don't know what the big deal is.

Our daughter recently completed her PhD in Chemical Oceanography, in the joint MIT / WHOI program. Fully funded, with a US$ 29,000 living stipend, plus NSERC and CMOS fellowships.

The ship on the $50 bill is the Amundsen. She will be on it in the Arctic this summer, doing research.

She has a post doc position at UBC and is debt free. 

Your daughters may vary.