{
  "id": 17222757,
  "title": "How Bloomberg’s $1.8B gift helped Johns Hopkins offer free tuition to students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/how-bloombergs-1-8b-gift-helped-johns-hopkins-offer-free-tuition-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:28:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/in-2018-michael-bloomberg-gave-johns-hopkins-1-8-billion-in-financial-aid-eight-years-later-eligible-undergraduates-from-families-earning-up-to-200000-can-attend-tuition-free/articleshow/135357376.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Johns Hopkins University has introduced an expansion of financial aid for eligible undergraduate students. Families with annual incomes up to $200,000 can access tuition-free education starting from 2026. In addition, families earning up to $100,000 receive funding for fees and living expenses. This expansion builds on Michael Bloomberg's substantial donation, which enabled need-blind admissions…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}