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Donor announces $50M gift to Prairie View A&M University
Posted at 2:17 PM, Dec 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-15 15:17:46-05
Writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given $50 million to Prairie View A&M University to be used at the discretion of the President to support the needs of the university.
Ruth J. Simmons, President of Prairie View, commented, âThis is a historic gift for Prairie View, coming at a time when the University had already decided and begun to invest heavily in key areas to strengthen its academic programs and improve student success. The timing of this gift could therefore not be better.â