Tag: Education
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Disney Highlights Five Cast Members As It Celebrates Five Years of Disney Aspire
The Disney Aspire program is celebrating five years of helping Cast Members achieve educational goals and to better themselves. Since 2018, Disney Aspire has been providing 100% of tuition for eligible employees across the company. The catalog of program and degree offerings continues to grow and evolve as time moves on. Currently it includes over…
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California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College Join Disney Aspire
Disney has announced that California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College have both joined the Disney Aspire program. Disney Aspire is Disney’s education investment and career development program that offers 100% paid tuition up front for hourly full-time and part-time employees and cast members. The program is offered across multiple schools, including the two just…
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Disney Aspire Adds Purdue University Global and Southern New Hampshire University to its Network of Educational Providers
Available to 94,000+ eligible hourly employees and Cast Members, Disney Aspire, the Company’s 100% tuition-paid education initiative, will now include new programs in Cloud Computing, Digital Photography, Legal Studies and Higher Education Administration BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Disney Aspire, The Walt Disney Company’s 100% tuition-paid education plan for more than 94,000 hourly employees and Cast…
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Disney Aspire Marks an Incredible Life-Changing First Year
One year ago, The Walt Disney Company’s groundbreaking education investment program, Disney Aspire, began turning dreams into reality for eligible cast members and employees who do the same every day for guests and fans around the world. Disney Aspire, the most comprehensive program of its kind, launched with a five-year, $150 million investment to create…
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Holidays & Haunts – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter. Each week DISNEY Reporter shares the top headlines of the week in Disney and geek news. This week the news focuses on news around the Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort. Things start off with the Disneyland Hotel tax incentives story. Also at Disneyland Halloween merchandise…
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Disney Helps Employees Invest in the Future with New Disney Aspire Program
The Walt Disney Company is helping employees invest in their futures. Today Disney Aspire was announced. This program is being billed as the most comprehensive of its time. Disney Aspire will give the opportunity of education to The Walt Disney Company’s 80,000 hourly employees. With tuition paid up front, it will give employees the chance…
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125,000 Disney Employees to Receive $1,000 Cash Bonus and Company Launches New $50 Million Higher Education Program
Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company, today announced, more than 125,000 eligible employees will receive a one-time $1,000 cash bonus. The Company will also make an initial investment of $50 million in a new and ongoing education program specifically designed to cover tuition costs for hourly employees. The two…
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Disney-Pixar’s COCO Helps Kick Off GRAMMY Music Education Coalition
First-of its-Kind Organization, GRAMMY™ Music Education Coalition Launches National Movement to Expand Music Education Programs in Public Schools Industry leaders and Music NGOs Unite to Lead Systemic Change in Nashville, New York and Philadelphia schools Disney•Pixar’s “Coco,” Berklee College of Music, Guitar Center Join GRAMMY Music Education Coalition Efforts to Kick Off Program NASHVILLE, TENN.…
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Manatee Day at Epcot Helps Educate Guests
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Sept. 6, 2012 – In ancient days, sailors may have mistaken manatees for mermaids, but many Epcot guests won’t be making that same mistake after visiting The Seas with Nemo and Friends during International Manatee Day on Sept. 7. The one day event is…