Pickard Scholars Program News Today

A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune of around $11 billion each year. Given their cultural and educational importance to the Black community, HBCUs are the repository of much of these donations with a number of household names – and some you may not know – making big-dollar contributions to these institutions.  

Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott’s $560 million donation last year to 23 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) made headlines across the country at a time when racial equity