MacKenzie Scott has made record-breaking donations to North Carolina A&T State University, Bowie State University, Philander Smith University, and Prairie View A&M University. In just the past two months, the billionaire philanthropist has invested nearly $800 million in direct support of historically Black colleges and universities.
The new provosts are Catherine Edmonds at North Carolina A&T State University, A. Clifton Myles at Talladega College in Alabama, and Edward Hill at Voorhees University in South Carolina.
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
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