"Scott gave $50 million each to California State University, East Bay, the largest single donation in the university's 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 $20 million in 2020 and has given a total of $125 million to campuses across the CUNY system in the last five years.)"
"Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Seminole State College in Oklahoma also reported Scott gave them their largest gifts ever this week, $38 million and $17 million, respectively. Scott recently made several new contributions to tribal colleges, as well, including $9 million to Bay Mills Community College in Michigan, $8 million to Blackfeet Community College in Montana and $10 million to College of the Menominee Nation in Wisconsin."
MacKenzie Scott made multiple large donations to a range of higher-education institutions, with several gifts setting records as the largest in the recipients' histories. California State University, East Bay and Lehman College each received $50 million, the former its largest single donation and the latter part of a multi-year series of CUNY gifts totaling $125 million. Texas A&M University-Kingsville received $38 million and Seminole State College (Oklahoma) received $17 million, both their largest gifts. Scott also contributed to tribal colleges, including $9 million to Bay Mills Community College, $8 million to Blackfeet Community College, and $10 million to College of the Menominee Nation.
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