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A photo illustration of money in a jar labeled “for maintenance.”

Hastings College Receives Donation to Fix Leaky Pipes and Busted Boilers

Hastings College received a $9 million gift from a long-time donor specifically for deferred maintenance, a growing and costly issue for institutions across the sector.

Florida A&M’s Interim President Cleans House

Florida A&M University’s interim president wants to start the academic year with a clean slate of senior leaders amid fallout...
An arial view of Catawba College’s campus with many buildings and trees

Catawba College Receives a $200 Million Donation. Again.

Like the anonymous gift the North Carolina college received in 2021, this one, too, requires a significant portion to be put toward sustainability.

A group of five students, some wearing North Carolina A&T shirts and sweatshirts, walk on campus.

Inside an HBCU’s Big Endowment Push

North Carolina A&T State University achieved the largest endowment of any public HBCU—no simple feat given some of the challenges HBCUs face in growing these funds.

4 Black Medical Schools Receive $600M From Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday said it would donate $600 million to strengthen the endowments of the four historically Black medical...
Professors in their ceremonial graduation garb holding a big check on a stage

$237M Donation to Florida A&M Was ‘Fraudulent’

A third-party investigation of the historic donation to Florida A&M University from a mysterious donor finds the gift was worthless—and that the university’s now-resigned president pressured staff to move forward despite concerns.

William & Mary Lands $100M Gift for Marine Science Research

A Virginia-based philanthropist has donated $100 million to the College of William & Mary, the largest single gift in the...
Students working in the Center for Community News room

Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’

The University of Vermont’s Center for Community News supports efforts to re-energize local news coverage in underserved regions in the state and beyond.