Education

Obamas and Airbnb CEO launch $100 million college scholarship

From Bloomberg: “Barack and Michelle Obama have teamed up with Airbnb Inc. founder Brian Chesky to launch a scholarship to support college graduates looking to get into public service. The program aims to provide financial aid to alleviate the burden of college debt, as well as provide meaningful travel and networking opportunities. Named the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service has been funded with a $100 million personal contribution from Chesky to the Obama Foundation, and is intended to support 100 students in its first year with plans to expand.”

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