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Key Words: Happy graduation! Billionaire pays off Morehouse College grads’ student-loan debt

About 400 seniors at Morehouse College got an unexpected graduation gift Sunday — the erasure of their student-loan debt......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 19th, 2019

Who is Robert F. Smith, the billionaire behind the Morehouse graduation gift?

Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledge to pay off the student loan debt of graduates of Morehouse College. Here's how Smith e.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 20th, 2019

A California community college"s graduation gift: forgiving 2021 grads" student debt

Contra Costa Community College surprised its May 2021 graduates with full student-loan forgiveness, relieving more than 60 students of student debt. .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 25th, 2021

"Thank you, God, I am debt free": Grads react to having student loans wiped

During a commencement speech at Morehouse College May 19, billionaire Robert F. Smith said he would pay the class of 2019’s student loans. Some graduates had upwards of $200,000 in debt......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 30th, 2019

Billionaire Commencement Speaker Shocks Grads With Promise To Pay Off Student Loans

A billionaire philanthropist and technology investor told the graduating class of Morehouse College that he would wipe out the student debt of the entire graduating class, estimated to be.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 19th, 2019

Texas college grads find big money in oil, computers

It pays to get an education that's focused on petroleum engineering or computer science. Data from the U.S. Department of Education and Internal Revenue Service that combined federal student-loan records with tax returns filed by first-year graduates.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 30th, 2019

Grads with these 30 Orlando college degrees have the highest median debt

What you decide to study in college in metro Orlando and beyond can play a large role in how much student loan debt you'll have when you graduate and prepare to enter the workforce. The U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard tracks data on .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 13th, 2019

Nearly half of college grads with student loan debt don"t think their college degree helped them earn more money

CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters Nearly half of inde.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 7th, 2019

Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an entire college class, said his $34 million gift was inspired by a small act of philanthropy he saw his mom make

The Carnegie Corporation In May, billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off student loan debt for an entire g.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

Billionaire Robert F. Smith"s $34 million gift to Morehouse grads includes parent loans

Billionaire Robert F. Smith and his family have donated $34 million to Morehouse College to pay off 2019 graduates' student loans .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodaySep 20th, 2019

Majority Of Recent College Grads Don"t Have Jobs Lined Up, Survey Shows

American students carry an aggregate pile of student loan debt equivalent to roughly $1.5 trillion, a generational burden that has helped contribute to plunging birth rates, lower home-ownership rates among young people, an.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 6th, 2019

How to pay off student loans without a billionaire bailout

College is an investment but staggering debt is depressing. What do grads need to do, if they're not lucky enough to have someone p.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 24th, 2019

Billionaire"s pledge to pay student debt prompts elation, envy

Days after a billionaire pledged to pay the collective student debt of the entire 2019 Morehouse College graduating class, euphoria was not the only emotion in the air. On Morehouse’s Atlanta campus a.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 22nd, 2019

Billionaire"s pledge to pay student debt prompts elation, envy

Days after a billionaire pledged to pay the collective student debt of the entire 2019 Morehouse College graduating class, euphoria was not the only emotion in the air. On Morehouse’s Atlanta campus a.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 22nd, 2019

A pledge to pay Morehouse students" debt prompts elation, envy and a host of questions

Days after a billionaire pledged to pay the collective student debt of the entire 2019 Morehouse College graduating class, euphoria was not the only emotion in the air. On Morehouse’s Atlanta campus a.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 22nd, 2019

Who is Robert F. Smith? Before he was wiping out Morehouse College student debt, he was patenting coffee brewing at Kraft.

The billionaire technology investor who promised to.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 20th, 2019

Who"s the billionaire paying off nearly 400 graduates" loans?

Investor worth $5 billion pledged to pay off $40 million in student debt for Morehouse College's entire class of 2019.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 20th, 2019

Without student debt, Morehouse graduates will have more options, from careers to homes

Nearly 400 young men at Morehouse College learned on Sunday that their commencement speaker – billionaire investor Robert F. Smith – would pay off their student loans. Here's how that could change their lives......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcMay 20th, 2019

'I'm so salty': Twitter reacts to Robert. F. Smith's vow to cover Morehouse grads' debt

Morehouse College keynote speaker Robert F. Smith said his family is going to eliminate student loans for the 2019 graduating class. Twit.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 20th, 2019

Who Is Robert F. Smith? Learn More About the Billionaire Whose Generosity Shocked a Graduating Class

Smith has vowed to pay off student debt for all 2019 Morehouse College graduates In an astonishing commencement address, billionaire Robert F. Smith announced on Sunday that he will wipe out student debt for the entire 2019 graduating clas.....»»

Category: topSource: timeMay 19th, 2019

A billionaire commencement speaker at a Georgia college announced that he will pay off the Class of 2019"s student loans

Morehouse College Twitter Robert F. Smith, a billionaire tech investor and philanthropist, announced in his commencement speech at  Georgia's Morehouse College that he was setting up a grant to wipe the graduating class's student debt. S.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 19th, 2019