Historically Black colleges and universities are celebrating another round of donations from MacKenzie Scott.

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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott showered historically Black colleges and universities with hundreds of millions of dollars this fall in another one of her signature giving sprees. HBCU leaders say the unrestricted lump sums are a godsend after decades of chronic underfunding—and they’re putting them to good use, padding previously meager endowments and funding a wide variety of technology advances, research ventures and scholarships.

Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Be

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