September 29, 2005

Tufts University to Receive $25-Million From Founder of eBay; Other Gifts

Four institutions have received big gifts:

  • Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., has received a $25-million pledge from Pierre and Pam Omidyar for student aid. The gift is designed to help the university adopt a need-blind admissions policy that would expand the number of undergraduate scholarships given to students from low-income families. Mr. Omidyar, a trustee of the university, is the founder and chairman of eBay. The couple, who graduated from Tufts, has paid $5-million

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