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For One Tribal College, $5M Gift Is Transformative
Little Priest Tribal College in Nebraska is the latest higher education institution to receive a donation from MacKenzie Scott. It comes after Trump sought to drastically cut funding to tribal colleges, which rely on federal money to survive.
Beleaguered St. Augustine’s Wants to Help Shape Trump’s Compact
Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black college in North Carolina, has expressed interest in signing the Trump administration’s higher ed...
HBCUs Gifted Nearly $300M in MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Donation Flurry
Five historically Black colleges and universities have recently announced gifts of $50 million or more in unrestricted funds from billionaire...
Texas Gov. Orders Financial Investigation of Texas Southern
Texas governor Greg Abbott and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick have ordered an investigation of Texas Southern University, a historically Black...
Talladega College Sells Off Murals
Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama, is selling murals by artist Hale Woodruff to shore up its finances...
How HBCUs Plan to Spend MacKenzie Scott’s Money
The philanthropist dropped upward of $300 million on historically Black colleges and universities this fall. Campus leaders are overjoyed and spending in ways they never thought possible.
MacKenzie Scott Gifts $50M to Virginia State University
MacKenzie Scott has donated $50 million to Virginia State University, the largest gift the 143-year-old HBCU has ever received from...
Blexit Escorted Off Hampton University’s Campus
Campus security at Hampton University escorted members of Blexit off the historically Black university’s campus this past weekend after the...