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Editorial: Thank you, MacKenzie Scott, for showering Louisiana HBCUs with love

The Advocate 04 Dec 2025
In this season of giving, we would be remiss not to recognize one of the most significant philanthropic gifts our state has seen in recent years. MacKenzie Scott, who founded Amazon with ex-husband Jeff Bezos, has been quietly giving away ... .
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Marshall Faulk has joined the ranks of former NFL standouts coaching at HBCUs

The Los Angeles Times 02 Dec 2025
Move over, Lane Kiffin? Former NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk was also hired by a college program in Baton Rouge, La., over the weekend ... That would be SEC power Louisiana State hiring Kiffin away from Mississippi ... Faulk, whose No ... .. ... .
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MacKenzie Scott Donates Over $700M to HBCUs in Latest Record-Setting Contribution

The Birmingham Times 22 Nov 2025
Scott has donated more than $700 million to over a dozen HBCUs since the start of the current school year, including $38 million to Alabama A&M in Huntsville ... What HBCUs has MacKenzie Scott donated to?.
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Bethune-Cookman enjoys ESPN First Take spotlight to honor Mary McLeod Bethune, HBCUs

News Journal - Daytona Beach 20 Nov 2025
The Wildcats’ episode of “First Take” concluded the sixth year that ESPN has traveled to HBCUs, which was an effort originally spearheaded by Smith ... He said ‘Don’t ever forget HBCUs,’ and so I always remembered that,” Smith said.
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HBCUs, women's teams brace for fallout

Corvallis Gazette-Times 18 Nov 2025
Morgan State athletic director Dena Freeman-Patton faced a tough choice this year as she considered a new framework that allows colleges and universities to pay athletes directly ... .
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Why some HBCUs and female athletes fear being left behind in new era of college sports

Waco Tribune-Herald 17 Nov 2025
Many fear women will be left behind, with roster limits threatening opportunities in non-revenue sports and underfunded schools like HBCUs facing even greater strain ....
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MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $740 million to HBCUs this year. See list.

Usatoday 17 Nov 2025
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $740 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this year ... The chart below shows which HBCUs Scott has donated to since 2020.
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