Graduation day is always a happy time for students and their families, but for members of the Morehouse College class of 2019, Saturday’s commencement takes the cake. Billionaire Robert F. Smith was the commencement speaker for the event, and during his speech he shocked the crowd in attendance by announcing he would be paying off the entire class’ student loan debt via a special grant. The gift, estimated at $40 million, is the largest in school history. For his extreme generosity, Smith’s ship is RISING…
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