North Carolina A&T Receiving Record-Breaking Donations
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The nation’s largest HBCU has been enjoying a record-breaking year of fundraising after raising over $88 million in donations.
The school year isn’t even over yet and North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro has already raised six times what the school typically raises in one fiscal year,
NPR reports. “There has not been a year like that ever in our history,” Todd Simmons, N.C. A&T’s associate vice chancellor for university relations said. “Nor has there been a year like that in the history of nearly any other public HBCU in America.”
The country’s largest HBCU raised more than $88 million over the past year.
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Written by Rashad Grove
North Carolina A&T State University, the largest HBCU in the country, is celebrating a record-breaking year of fundraising. The Greensboro, N.C., school raised $88 million since last year bringing the total to $181.4 million to complete its eight-year campaign, according to an announcement from administrators.
The amount now lists A&T’s assets at $153 million, including its endowment, making it the most of any public HBCU, NPR reported.
There has not been a year like that ever in our history, says
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The nation’s largest HBCU is having a blockbuster year for fundraising. North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro has raised $88 million since its fiscal year began last summer. That’s almost six times what the university typically fundraises annually and the fiscal year isn’t even over yet.
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North Carolina A&T State University is the largest HBCU in the country, and boasts more Black engineering graduates than any other university HBCU or not. North Carolina A&T
The nation s largest HBCU is having a blockbuster year for fundraising. North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro has raised $88 million since its fiscal year began last summer. That s almost six times what the university typically fundraises annually and the fiscal year isn t even over yet. There has not been a year like that ever in our history, says Todd Simmons, N.C. A&T s associate vice chancellor for university relations. Nor has there been a year like that in the history of nearly any other public HBCU in America.