PUTNEY — Landmark College has received a $200,000 donation from the Clara Freshour Nelson Foundation to provide scholarship support for students with significant financial need.
The scholarships will be awarded to first-year associate degree candidates, to transfer students who are within two years of completing a degree, or individuals participating in the college's online dual-enrollment program for high school and transition/gap-year students.
In a news release, Manju Banerjee, vice president for educational research and innovation, says the foundation had previously provided scholarship support for the college's online post-baccalaureate certificate program, which provides training to educators who work with students who have learning differences such as dyslexia, ADHD, or autism.
That experience led them to making this second donation, which Banerjee said will “make a difference in the lives of deserving, neurodivergent students.”