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Back in 2016, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman wrote checks for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s White House bid, appearing onstage with her at a rally and scoffing at her rival, Donald Trump.

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This past fall, 232 students were enrolled in NCTA, a two-year college that is the rural arm of the University of Nebraska System.

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The Weitzes have pledged $19 million to UNO and $6 million to NCTA through the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Plus, Omaha investor Wally Weitz gives $25 million to University of Nebraska Foundation, former Pawsox owner Madeleine Mondor gives Providence College $10 million for nursing, and two other nonprofits landed big gifts.

A University of Nebraska regent and her investment manager husband have pledged a total of $25 million to UNO and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.

UNO will receive a total of $19 million, and Barbara Weitz was asked why this is the right time for such a commitment.