Ebert, Wife Donate $1 Million to U of I

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Film critic Roger Ebert and his wife have donated $1 million to his alma mater, the University of Illinois.

The money will go toward the creation of the Ebert Program for Film Studies at the school. 

Fundraising continues until a goal of $5 million is reached, at which point the Ebert Center will house a newly-launched department of media and cinema studies.

BY BJ Lutz // Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 at 07:57 CDT
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