 Los Angeles Times | A story to inspire us all: Immigrant janitor earns Columbia degree Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) This rates as one of the most moving education stories I've read in a long time. It is about a law student who fled his war-ravaged homeland for America, took a job as a janitor at Columbia University, learned English and now, at age 52, ... Heartwarming Photo Of Janitor's Graduation From Columbia Ivy League school janitor graduates with honors University Custodian Graduates with Honors from Columbia |