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Robert F. Smith ’85 Fulfills Morehouse Graduation Promise With $34 Million Gift

By Amina Kilpatrick | September 25, 2019

Morehouse College announced on Friday that Cornell alumnus Robert F. Smith ’85 and his family completed their promise to the Morehouse College Class of 2019 with a $34 million donation to the new Morehouse College Student Success Program.

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Students Declare Victory as Weill Cornell Moves to Nix Debt

By Maryam Zafar | September 17, 2019

Presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) — a staunch advocate for cutting tuition costs — congratulated the University in a Facebook post for “doing what once seemed like an impossible dream.”

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Weill Cornell to Provide Debt-Free Medical School for Financial Aid Students

By Sarah Skinner and Maryam Zafar | September 16, 2019

Dean Augustine M. Choi called the move “an exciting new era in medical education.”