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Tag: Gifts
STEM
University of Oregon Receives $500 Million for Research Campus
The University of Oregon has received $500 million from Oregon couple Penny and Phil Knight, launching the next phase of the school’s westside research campus in Eugene, The Oregonian reported. This is the second gift from the duo, after gifting $500 million in 2016 that launched the university’s Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. The money will go […]
July 7, 2021
Health
UC San Diego Health Receives $2 Million for Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery
UC San Diego Health has received $2 million from Iris and Matthew Strauss – longtime supporters of cancer research and patient care at Moores Cancer Center – to create the Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Joseph A. Califano, III, professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of […]
June 23, 2021
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Receives $10 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Excelencia in Education has received $10 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organization’s history. “Excelencia is Ensuring America’s Future and engaging institutions whose leaders are ready to transform to intentionally SERVE Latino students,” said Sarita Brown, Excelencia co-founder and president. “We are energized to receive a gift […]
June 17, 2021
Community Colleges
Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott will give $15 million to CUNY’s Hostos Community College, marking the largest donation in the history of the Bronx school. Hostos is one of 30 schools identified by Scott. Scott announced the gifts on Medium. “We are humbled once again by Ms. Scott’s incredible generosity as well as the enlightened principles governing her […]
June 16, 2021
Sports
Western Michigan University Receives Largest Single Gift to U.S. Public University
Western Michigan University has received $550 million, the largest single gift given to a U.S. public university, Detroit Free Press reported. The money will be divided, with $300 million going to WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, $200 million going to need-based financial aid, faculty hiring and other initiatives, and $50 million going to […]
June 8, 2021
Sports
Morehouse College to Receive $1 Million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to Support Journalism and Sports-Related Studies
Morehouse College will receive $1 million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand, as part of the Black Community Commitment. The money will help fund scholarships, tech and educational programming for students in journalism and sports-related fields of study. The Black Community Commitment is an initiative by Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to fight against systemic […]
May 28, 2021
Students
Southern University Receives $1 Million Gift for Business Scholarships from Alums
Mark A. and Dawn Malveaux will be gifting $1,000,000 to Southern University – their undergrad alma mater – and the money will support academic scholarships to business students and general programming in the College of Business, located on its Baton Rouge Campus. The gift is one of the largest donations given to the school by […]
May 21, 2021
African-American
Fisk University Receives $2.5 Million to Create Endowed Chair Honoring Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash
Fisk University announced a $2.5 million gift from Amy and Frank Garrison, the largest gift from a Nashville family in the school’s history. The money will go towards the creation of an Endowed Chair in honor of Diane Nash at Fisk’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice and an endowed scholarship fund. Nash – a […]
May 19, 2021
News Roundup
Elizabethtown College Receives Near $3.5 Million in Gifts and Commitments
Elizabethtown College has received almost $3.5 million in gifts and commitments, according to college officials. Joseph A. DePippo and his wife Nancy, have pledged more than $1 million for the establishment of a scholarship for U.S. citizens of color who demonstrate financial need. The Lancaster County Community Foundation’s BB&T Now Trust Economic Growth Fund gave […]
May 5, 2021
News Roundup
$20M in Gifts and Grants to Brown University Will Support DEI Initiatives
Gifts and grants to Brown University exceeded $20 million this academic year, as part of the university’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign, announced the Rhode Island Ivy League school. The donations will go toward faculty positions, research, student financial support as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, outlined in the school’s DEI plan. As of January 2021, […]
February 26, 2021
News Roundup
Two Universities Receive $50,000 Grants To Strengthen Community Partnerships
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Virginia Commonwealth University plan to strengthen partnerships with community stakeholders after becoming the first cohort of universities to receive $50,000 grants from The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU). The awards, known as Collaborative Opportunity Grants, are part of APLU […]
December 16, 2020
STEM
Morehouse Receives One Million to Fund King Chapel and Endowed Chair
Philanthropists Ken and Kathryn Chenault have donated $1 million to Morehouse College, half of which will support the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Restoration Project and half of which will continue funding for the Dr. Hortenius Chenault Endowed Chair in Math and Science. Named after Chenault’s father who was an alumnus of Morehouse, the […]
January 29, 2020
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