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Robert F. Smith Will Be Paying Off Morehouse College Class of 2019 Student Loans 

Lorraine O'Connor • May 19, 2019

How fortunate are these Morehouse College grads! Their commencement speaker Robert F. Smith will be paying off the Class of 2019 loans!

The billionaire received an honorary doctorate from the institution on Sunday morning of the graduation, which the big announcement then followed.

According to Atlanta Journal Constitution, Robert stated that his family will be providing a $1.5 million grant, allowing the grads of 2019 to be debt free. He expressed, “This is my class and I know my class will pay this forward.”

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