Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
The
PLEDGE
Scholarship
is
more
than
a
financial
award.
It’s
a
promise
Santa
Clara
Law
is
making
to
help
relieve
next
year’s
students
from
the
kind
of
financial
pressure
that
might
otherwise
preclude
them
from
pursuing
rewarding
legal
careers
of
great
prominence
and
purpose.
—
Dean
Michael
Kaufman
of
Santa
Clara
University
School
of
Law,
in
a
statement
concerning
the
school’s
new
PLEDGE
Scholarship,
which
serves
as
a
means
to
undercut
the
annual
federal
loan
cap
of
$50,000 for
professional
degree
students
that
became
part
of
the
Trump
administration’s
budget
bill.
Each
incoming
full-time
student
at
the
law
school
will
receive
a
guaranteed
scholarship
of
$16,000
for
each
year
of
their
legal
studies,
which
will
allow
them
to
cover
the
rest
of
their
tuition
with
federal
student
loans.
“We’re
not
just
educating
future
lawyers;
we’re
building
a
more
just
and
equitable
society,”
Kaufman
said.
“This
scholarship
is
a
strategic
investment
in
our
extraordinary
students
and
the
clients
and
communities
they
will
go
on
to
serve.”
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