Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, are helping their alma mater keep young people in school.

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They gave $50,000 to a University of Massachusetts project that funds programs for marginal students in danger of falling behind and dropping out of high school.The money from the Cosbys, both of whom received their doctorate degrees from the university, will be for scholarships and tutoring programs using high school students to help elementary students with reading and arithmetic.

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