Huston-Tillotson University is receiving $150 million from the Moody Foundation to expand and upgrade campus buildings and offer more student scholarships.
The donation, which is in honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, is the largest financial gift the Moody Foundation has ever given in its 83-year history. It is also the largest single donation ever made to a historically Black college or university in the country.
“Because we are celebrating our sesquicentennial, 150 years, it is high time that we recalibrate and improve our campus,” Huston-Tillotson University President and CEO Melva K. Wallace said, according to The Texas Tribune…