Steve Harvey to cover college costs for 8 students at alma mater

Entertainer Steve Harvey will cover the tuition of eight incoming students at his alma mater, Kent State University, The Associated Press reported Monday.

The Ohio school reportedly announced that The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation will provide each student $23,000 per year. They will have to maintain a 2.5 grade point average in order for their scholarships to be renewed each semester.

{mosads}The donation was made in memory of Devin Moore, a Kent State student from Cleveland who died in 2017 while playing basketball at a university center.

The foundation reportedly also committed $10,000 to Kent State’s Men Empowerment Network.

Harvey is host of “Family Feud.” He previously hosted a talk show that ended earlier this year.

The scholarships come amid increasing scrutiny on the rising costs of college attendance in the U.S.

Several of the contenders for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination have outlined plans to either reduce college costs or make public schools entirely free.