Meharry Gives Students $10K Each

Meharry Medical College announced Monday that it will give its 956 students $10,000 each on Wednesday in advance of Thanksgiving, The Tennessean reported.

Dr. James Hildreth, president and CEO of Meharry, a historically Black medical school in Nashville, said in a video announcement the gifts are being funded by the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds that Meharry received as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.