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A $1 Billion ‘Model’ Employee Education Program

New York Times

January 31, 2012

On Tuesday afternoon, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities gave its annual award for promoting higher education to United Technologies. This is the first time the association's award has been given to a company. David L. Warren, president of the independent colleges association, said the United Technologies program was the most generous it had seen. "We think it's a model for the nation, one that hopefully other corporations might follow," said Mr. Warren, the former president of Ohio Wesleyan University.