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Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Wayne State University School of Social Work received a $250,000 donation from William F. Pickard an entrepreneur, philanthropist, civic leader, and former faculty member. An initial gift of $150,000 will create five scholarships, and a future gift of $100,000 will endow the scholarships and make them permanent. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must be active members of the Association of Black Social Workers Detroit chapter or the Wayne State chapter.
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Tuskegee University in Alabama has received a $5 million gift from the charitable foundation established by philanthropist Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Cerberus Capital Management, a global private equity firm. The donation will be used to establish the Stephen Feinberg Scholarship Program,
December 14, 2020
Tuskegee, AL – Tuskegee University has received a $5 million gift from the charitable foundation established by philanthropist Stephen Feinberg. Mr. Feinberg is the co‐founder and co‐chief executive officer of Cerberus Capital Management, a global private equity firm with investment assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate platforms.
This gift is one of the largest major single gifts by an individual donor or privately funded foundation to the University in its history. The donation will be used to establish the Stephen Feinberg Scholarship Program, which will provide need‐based scholarships for students with financial hardship.
The foundation stated, We re very pleased to honor our founder s philanthropic vision with a grant that has real potential to advance racial equity in postsecondary education and meaningfully impact opportunities available to bright and talented students.