{"id":82328,"date":"2018-05-01T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=82328"},"modified":"2018-06-07T15:51:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T19:51:41","slug":"ucf-featured-60-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-featured-60-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Featured on 60 Minutes with Bill and Melinda Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"
A segment about low-income and first-generation students<\/a> who are finding success at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ broadcasted nationwide Sunday on 60 Minutes.<\/p>\n A crew from the venerable CBS news show was at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ in October at the same time Bill and Melinda Gates visited campus<\/a>. The news show and the Gateses both came to learn more about how the university is helping students to succeed and graduate.<\/p>\n 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley sat down for an emotional interview with Bill and Melinda Gates and a group of Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Gates Scholars \u2013 students whose college expenses have been paid by the Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n