{"id":2237,"date":"2013-04-04T10:09:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T20:55:09","slug":"special-day-marks-transition-from-tuition-to-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/special-day-marks-transition-from-tuition-to-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Day Marks Transition from Tuition to Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Buzz<\/a>On Wednesday, April 10, more than 200 signs will dot Kalamazoo College\u2019s pathways as part of the second annual Tuition Freedom Day.<\/p>\n

Tuition Freedom Day marks the point in the school year when tuition stops paying for the cost of a K education and support from donors takes over. Students are encouraged to visit the Hicks Student Center between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to sign thank-you cards.<\/p>\n

Tuition Freedom Day is about showing appreciation for the alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who make a K education possible. Generous gifts through the Kalamazoo College Fund support scholarships, faculty excellence, and K\u2019s greatest needs.<\/p>\n

Alumni and others can also take part in Tuition Freedom Day. Let everyone know why you support K by donating your Facebook status on Wednesday, April 10. You can also make the Tuition Freedom Day Hornet (above) your profile picture for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, April 10, more than 200 signs will dot Kalamazoo College\u2019s pathways as part of the second annual Tuition Freedom Day. Tuition Freedom Day marks the point in the school year when tuition stops paying for the cost of a K education and support from donors takes over. 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and support from donors takes over. Students are encouraged to visit the Hicks Student Center between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to sign thank-you cards.<\/p>\n<p>Tuition Freedom Day is about showing appreciation for the alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who make a K education possible. Generous gifts through the Kalamazoo College Fund support scholarships, faculty excellence, and K\u2019s greatest needs.<\/p>\n<p>Alumni and others can also take part in Tuition Freedom Day. Let everyone know why you support K by donating your Facebook status on Wednesday, April 10. You can also make the Tuition Freedom Day Hornet (above) your profile picture for the day.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9640,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/9640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}