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In the world of major philanthropy, where naming buildings gets all the headlines, MacKenzie Scott is operating differently. Over the past several years, Scott has made hundreds of unrestricted donations to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other Black-operated organizations. And, on Oct. 15, it was announced that she had gifted Morgan State University with $63 million in funds. It was the second such donation she had made to the Baltimore-based HBCU in the past five years, bringing her total contribution to $103 million.
MSU President David Wilson described the $63 million gift as not just a financial boost, but an affirmation of the university’s trajectory as a research institution. Wilson announced that Morgan State would be turning into a “fully smart campus,” with new faculty positions and AI research embedded in its future…