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Spelman College Student Government Association president Jill Cartwright attends a class on April 9 Melissa Golden for Time. Featured Image
Spelman College Student Government Association president Jill Cartwright attends a class on April 9 Melissa Golden for Time. Featured Image
[dropcap]ATLANTA[/dropcap] Historically black colleges and universities are seeing an upsurge in support and donations.
Last fiscal year, Spelman College in Atlanta raised a record $48 million in donations, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported . That’s more than triple the prior year’s total of $14.5 million. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
Spelman recently announced that it received its largest single gift from living donors, trustee Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston: $30 million
Other schools, such as Morehouse College, have seen similar upticks in giving.