????星巴克公司（Starbucks）正在為員工提供的一項(xiàng)全新的福利：全額報(bào)銷完成學(xué)士學(xué)位課程所需的學(xué)費(fèi)。

????星巴克于周一宣布，它正在與亞利桑那州立大學(xué)（Arizona State University）展開(kāi)合作，為所有美國(guó)兼職和全職員工提供報(bào)銷大學(xué)本科教育階段大三和大四學(xué)費(fèi)的機(jī)會(huì)。

????這項(xiàng)所謂的星巴克大學(xué)成就計(jì)劃（Starbucks College Achievement Plan）旨在縮小職員在大學(xué)教育上的差距。據(jù)美國(guó)教育部（to the U.S. Department of Education）的相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，目前有將近50%的美國(guó)大學(xué)生無(wú)法完成學(xué)業(yè)。

????“毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，（美國(guó)）國(guó)內(nèi)的不平等狀況已經(jīng)形成了很多美國(guó)人都被甩在后面的不利局面，”星巴克公司首席執(zhí)行官霍華德?舒爾茨在一份聲明中表示?！霸谄胶夤ぷ鳌W(xué)業(yè)和個(gè)人生活的同時(shí)，所有努力工作的公司員工都應(yīng)該擁有完成大學(xué)學(xué)業(yè)的機(jī)會(huì)?！?/p>

????這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃也為大一和大二的學(xué)生員工提供了部分學(xué)費(fèi)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金和按需助學(xué)金，以及幫助其平衡工作和生活需求的其它資源。星巴克還將為半工半讀的學(xué)生提供專門(mén)的入學(xué)指導(dǎo)員、助學(xué)金顧問(wèn)和學(xué)業(yè)導(dǎo)師，保障他們順利畢業(yè)。

????星巴克旗下的所有品牌店——包括Teavana、La Boulange、Evolution Fresh和Seattle’s Best Coffee品牌店——中每周平均工作20個(gè)小時(shí)的美國(guó)員工，都有資格任選亞利桑那州立大學(xué)的40多門(mén)本科學(xué)位課程。

????受益于這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的星巴克員工無(wú)需恪守畢業(yè)之后繼續(xù)留守的承諾。

????星巴克公司和亞利桑那州立大學(xué)之間的這個(gè)聯(lián)盟脫胎于舒爾茨和這所大學(xué)的校長(zhǎng)邁克爾?克勞博士對(duì)于邁克爾經(jīng)濟(jì)未來(lái)倡議項(xiàng)目（Markle Economic Future Initiative）的參與。這個(gè)項(xiàng)目致力于拓展幫助美國(guó)人在當(dāng)下全球化和數(shù)字化經(jīng)濟(jì)浪潮中獲得成功的機(jī)遇。

????“財(cái)政資源的支持使得人們參與在線學(xué)習(xí)成為了可能，星巴克的大學(xué)成就計(jì)劃則是在線學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)用上的一次突破，”邁克爾經(jīng)濟(jì)未來(lái)倡議計(jì)劃的總裁佐伊?貝爾德說(shuō)?！懊绹?guó)迫切需要可以幫助人們成功過(guò)渡到當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的領(lǐng)袖?！?span>（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：徐黃兆

????Starbucks is offering its employees a brand new perk: full tuition reimbursement to complete a bachelor’s degree.

????The coffee company is partnering with Arizona State University to provide all part- and full-time U.S. workers with the opportunity to receive reimbursement on tuition expenses for their junior and senior years of undergraduate education, Starbucks announced Monday.

????The Starbucks College Achievement Plan is an effort to close the gap in college achievement. Nearly 50% of college students in the U.S. today fail to complete their degree, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

????“There’s no doubt, the inequality within the country has created a situation where many Americans are being left behind,” Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, said in a statement. “Everyone who works as hard as our partners do should have the opportunity to complete college, while balancing work, school and their personal lives.”

????The plan also offers freshmen and sophomores partial tuition scholarships and need-based financial aid, as well as resources to help employees balance their work-life needs. Starbucks will provide working students with a dedicated enrollment coach, financial aid counselor and academic advisor to support them through graduation.

????All U.S. employees working an average of 20 hours per week at any company-operated store — including Teavana, La Boulange, Evolution Fresh and Seattle’s Best Coffee stores –are eligible to choose from more than 40 undergraduate degree programs at ASU, and they will earn full tuition reimbursement for each semester of full-time coursework completed.

????Any worker that takes advantage of the program has no commitment to remain at the company past graduation.

????The alliance grew out of Schultz’s and ASU president Dr. Michael Crow’s participation in the Markle Economic Future Initiative, a program committed to expanding opportunities that help Americans succeed in today’s global and digital economy.

????“This is a break-through in using online learning backed by the financial resources that make it possible to participate,” Zo? Baird, president of Markle, said. “America urgently needs leadership to help people successfully transition to today’s economic realities.”