The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation has gifted 50 million to the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School to double the number of graduates who plan to pursue public interest careers, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Robert Toll is a cofounder of Horsham-based Toll Brothers, the luxury homebuilder, and a Penn Law graduate.
The gift will be used for three-year scholarships for students who are committed to a career in serving the public interest or government career to participate in the Toll Public Interest Scholars and Fellows Program.
“The goal is for those students to graduate with very little debt so they have the financial flexibility to take more impactful jobs, jobs which usually pay much less than private practice,” said Ted Ruger, Dean of Penn Law. “We’ll be able to double the number of those scholarships from seven to 14.”
The $50 million donation is the largest gift ever to be solely devoted to the training of public interest lawyers. It is also among the top ten largest donations ever given to a law school nationwide.
Read more about the Toll Foundation at The Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.
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