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Laredo College one of 10 nationwide to get $1M donation from TikTok
Dec. 17, 2020
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Laredo College was selected as the only community college nationwide, the only institution of higher education in Texas and one of only ten recipients nationwide to receive a generous gift from popular short-form video platform TikTok that will be geared toward improving healthcare in South Texas.
Earlier this month, LC received $1 million for scholarships, academic and faculty support, recruitment and equipment. This generous gift will be crucial to the innovation and advancement in healthcare and technology needed to respond to the global challenges posed by the pandemic.
LC and UISD board join resolution to stop border wall construction
Laredo Morning Times
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Border Patrol agent Joe Curran looks at fence construction in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Lukeville, Ariz. in January 2020.Carolyn Van Houten / The Washington Post
The board of trustees for Laredo College and United Independent School District both voted this week to approve a resolution urging the incoming Biden administration to terminate the construction contracts for the border wall in the Laredo Sector. Both entities own land along the border that stands to be affected by the wall.
They now join the Webb County Commissioners Court, Zapata County Commissioners Court, Eagle Pass City Council and Texas Democratic Party in this initiative to stop the wall from coming to this stretch of the border before construction begins.
Logo courtesy TikTok
TikTok made the day for Florida A&M University students who were thrilled to learn Wednesday that TikTok’s Future Health Heroes Fund will be giving FAMU $1 million for scholarships.
The fund is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships for Black, Latinx and indigenous students pursuing medical and health care careers.
Since 2020 has been a difficult year for many people, TikTok made a commitment to supporting the efforts of healthcare workers. Earlier in the year, TikTok donated $150 million through its Health Heroes Relief Fund. The Chinese-owned video-sharing social networking service donated $10 million to 10 different institutions that serve underrepresented students with programs focused on public health and professions in the medical and healthcare fields.