February 17, 2009

Student donation considered

Today’s Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that the Association of Amherst Students is considering a $100,000 donation to the College.

The donation would be divided between student financial aid support and the “supplemental student programming fund.” It is still being discussed, according to the Gazette, and would likely be put to a campus-wide vote later this semester. The Association is funded by a student activities fee, not directly from the College, and $100,000 would represent about 1/8 of its annual budget.

Association president Nicholas Pastan ‘09 was quoted saying, “We know it’s a small amount when you think of the budget, but we wanted to show our values.” We reported in November on the budget-cutting steps being undertaken by the College, which, as Pastan notes, significantly exceed $100,000: as summarized by the Gazette notes, a 10% cut in the College’s budget would represent about $15.5 million.

Update: The Student story, also broken here.

Parker Morse '96 | February 17, 2009 08:56 AM | Campus

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