Overview
- Xavier says the funds will support its Centennial Capital Campaign to enhance affordability, expand student services, and strengthen pathways to student success.
- WDSU reported the contribution as an unrestricted gift, giving the university flexibility in how it is deployed.
- This is Scott’s second major gift to Xavier, following a $20 million donation in 2020 to the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university.
- The new award brings Scott’s reported giving in Louisiana to about $219.7 million across nearly 50 organizations, according to The Times-Picayune.
- The announcement comes during a broader fall surge of HBCU donations from Scott topping $700 million, including $63 million each to Prairie View A&M and North Carolina A&T and $80 million to Howard.