Overview
- Alabama State University confirmed on Oct. 27 a $38 million donation, the largest in its 158-year history, with plans to bolster student success, research and community programs.
- Morgan State University announced on Oct. 15 a $63 million unrestricted gift, its largest ever, while the University of Maryland Eastern Shore last week reported $38 million and is soliciting campus input on priorities.
- Recipient institutions say the funds will strengthen endowments and expand scholarships, research and community initiatives, with Morgan outlining new brain science and AI efforts and UMES noting support for its veterinary medicine launch.
- Scott’s higher-education giving over the past month exceeds $300 million, including $70 million to UNCF, $50 million to Native Forward Scholars Fund, $42 million to 10,000 Degrees and $10 million to the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation.
- The latest gifts extend a sustained pattern of large, unrestricted grants to HBCUs, following a Rutgers-cited $560 million donated to 23 HBCUs in 2020.