Brandeis University Gets $50 Million for Student Financial Aid
- Gift was made through the estate of Chicago philanthropists
- It’s the largest gift to the Massachusetts private school
Students walk on the campus of Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., in 2010.
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Brandeis University received $50 million from the estate of Chicago philanthropists that will be earmarked for student financial aid.
The donation is a record for Brandeis, a private research university near Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, and will expand a scholarship fund that provides aid to undergraduate and graduate students, according to a statement Tuesday.