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Goucher Receives $55 Million Gift for Scholarships

Inside Higher Ed

Goucher College has received a gift of approximately $55 million, which will be used primarily for scholarships, the college announced Wednesday. It is the largest donation in the Baltimore institution's 140-year history.

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Receives $4 Million, Largest Gift Commitment in School History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has received $4 million, the largest gift commitment in the school’s history. Staples Scholarship Endowed Fund. “I His philanthropy is already impacting the College, having provided a six-figure leadership gift for the LEAD Fund during the quiet phase to help ignite the campaign. “His

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Hood College receives $54 million, largest donation in school’s history

University Business

Hood College will receive $54 million from Hodson Trust on Monday which is the largest gift in the school’s 130-year history. The educational institution says that 100% of the money will go toward undergraduate scholarships which will benefit the students. Read more from FOX Baltimore.

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Universities Review Legality of Diversity Scholarships

Insight Into Diversity

Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) banning of race-conscious admissions last summer, some colleges and universities are considering the legality of certain diversity-focused scholarships. Given SCOTUS’s past rulings, some legal experts argue that diversity scholarships could be the next DEI component on the chopping block.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

I should add that neither US News nor the educated public has much understanding of what a first-tier, cutting-edge English or history or sociology department would look like. Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements? Has their audacity and boldness faded along with the impetus to shatter existing paradigms?

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. Scholarships, for example, are an especially effective means to help Ukrainians build a better future for their nation.

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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College

University Business

This year marks 100 since Spelman Baptist Seminary became Spelman College, the all-women HBCU in the heart of Atlanta, Ga., ” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. Spelman College is just one of the several prestigious HBCUs in Atlanta. Who are Spelman College’s donors?

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