Saturday, May 12, 2012
US university janitor earns Ivy League degree
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.
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