Florida A&M University provided its student body with more than $16 million in debt relief during the 2020-2021 school year, the school’s president revealed on Saturday.

University President Larry Robinson made the announcement at one of four commencement ceremonies for the class of 2020 held over the weekend, telling the audience the aid was made possible by the CARES Act, which Congress passed in March of last year.

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