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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continued her latest giving spree this week, showering\u00a0millions of dollars on another slew of higher ed institutions.<\/p>\n
Scott gave $50\u00a0million each to California State University, East Bay, the largest single donation in the university\u2019s history, and to Lehman College, part of the City University of New York system, according to announcements from the institutions on Thursday. (Scott also gifted Lehman College $30\u00a0million in 2020 and has given a total of $125\u00a0million to campuses across the CUNY system in the last five years.) <\/p>\n
Texas A&M University\u2013Kingsville and Seminole State College in Oklahoma also reported Scott gave them their largest gifts ever this week, $38\u00a0million and $17\u00a0million, respectively. <\/p>\n
Scott recently made several new contributions to tribal colleges, as well, including $9\u00a0million to Bay Mills Community College in Michigan, $8\u00a0million to Blackfeet Community College in Montana and $10\u00a0million to College of the Menominee Nation in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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