Robert Hale gives an envelope with cash to a graduating UMass Dartmouth student at last week's commencement. Each of the 1,200 graduates received $1,000 onstage, half to keep and half to donate.

Billionaire Robert Hale, Jr., the founder and CEO of Granite Telecommunications, gave 1,200 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates $1,000 cash each after giving a commencement speech.

On hand at the commencement to receive the Chancellor's Medal, Granite Telecommunications founder and CEO Robert Hale, Jr. gave each undergraduate $1,000 in the form of two envelopes, each filled ...

Each student received the cash in two separate envelopes. One was meant to be gifted to someone the graduates knew. Commencement ceremonies at the university are scheduled to continue Friday morning.

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A billionaire philanthropist surprised U-Mass Dartmouth graduates at commencement with $1,000 cash each. But there's a catch: They must give half away to a cause of their choice.

Commencement speaker Rob Hale handed out two envelopes to each member of UMass Boston's undergraduate Class of 2023 with a special surprise inside: $500 in each for a grand total of $1,000 ...

TROY (WRGB) - - - Russell Sage College has made a few changes to its May 11th and May 12th commencement ceremonies. In response to NYS guidelines updated on April 12th, Russell Sage is planning to ...

490 Quincy College graduates got two envelopes with $500 in each from Robert Hale Jr., he told them to give half to a person or group who needs it more than them. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

490 Quincy College graduates got two envelopes with $500 in each from Robert Hale Jr., he told them to give half to a person or group who needs it more than them. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

490 Quincy College graduates got two envelopes with $500 in each from Robert Hale Jr., he told them to give half to a person or group who needs it more than them. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...