"Emerson College gets $2 million donation; Funds to be used to curb student tuition expenses" by Katherine Landergan | Globe Correspondent, July 27, 2013
Emerson College has received a $2 million donation to bolster financial aid, the largest gift in the school’s history made to help curb tuition costs.
President Lee Pelton said the money will be allocated to 20 to 25 disadvantaged students. This gift, combined with other donations, “will help give young people a shot at the American dream,” he said Friday in an interview....
And is a nice tax write-off.
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Related: The American Dream is Dead
Unless you are, you know, one of the elite.
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"Emerson College sportscasters score in field" by Katherine Landergan | Globe Correspondent, July 08, 2013
Emerson College is known for its theater and film programs, well-placed Hollywood-star alumni, and quirky student pursuits like its Harry Potter-inspired Quidditch team. Now the downtown college is also rapidly making a name for itself as a launching pad for sports broadcasters and writers.
A recent Emerson graduate has been dubbed the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster, and two other Emerson students are ranked in the top 20. Alumni are landing competitive jobs as local sports anchors, play-by-play announcers, and beat writers.
One alumnus covers the Patriots beat for NESN.com, another is the play-by-play announcer for the Green Bay Packers, and more than half a dozen alumni are associate producers at ESPN....
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Also see: ESPN's Economic Barometer
Good luck getting the job.
