US university janitor earns Ivy League degree
Immigrant worked full-time and took free employee classes for 12 years to earn Classics degree with honours.
Published On 12 May 2012
Twenty years ago, Gac Filipaj came to the United States from war-torn Yugoslavia and found work as a janitor at New York’s Columbia University.
After 12 years of working full time and taking classes, which are provided free to employees, Filipaj is set to receive a Classics degree with honours.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from New York City.