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2 Amherst College gifts largest ever to the school

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Amherst College received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history, the liberal arts school announced.

The gifts were pledged by two alumni who chose to remain anonymous, with the $100 million donation believed to be the largest unrestricted cash gift ever made to a liberal arts college, the school said in a statement for release on...

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