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Topics: Philanthropy

June 7, 2019June 18, 2019
$10M gift strengthens Georgetown’s commitment to access and affordability

The gift from The Penner Family Foundation will help promising students from low-income households attend Georgetown and enable undergraduates to travel abroad, work at unpaid internships, engage in meaningful research, and participate in extracurricular service projects.

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May 31, 2019June 20, 2019
‘What about everyone else?’ and other questions raised by the Smith gift to the Morehouse Class of 2019

When Robert F. Smith surprised members of Morehouse College’s Class of 2019 with news that he would be paying off their student debt, it spurred celebration—and questions about the larger student debt crisis.

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May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Microgrants: How ‘affordable philanthropy’ can support college completion

When financial stressors put a student’s academic performance at risk, a microgrant to fund a jacket, bus tickets, groceries, or a legal bill can make all the difference.

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February 1, 2019
Gaffigan, Birbiglia, and Mulaney raise $1 million for Georgetown Scholars Program

Proceeds from their sold-out show will support GSP’s efforts to connect undergraduates—many of them first-generation college students—with a vast alumni network, career and academic help, mentorship programs, and other campus resources.

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January 11, 2019
‘All I can do is help somebody along the way’: Retired teachers give $200K to endow scholarships for 200 students at HBCU

Florine and James Camphor’s giving has been transformational for Coppin State University, where tuition is $6,600 per year and most students are low-income and first-generation.

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November 30, 2018December 17, 2018
Three questions Bloomberg’s $1.8B gift to Hopkins raises about college access and affordability

Michael Bloomberg’s gift, which brings his lifetime giving to Hopkins to $3.3 billion, will allow the school to establish need-blind admissions and eliminate loans from financial aid packages. But it also raises questions about the role of private philanthropy in addressing college access and affordability.

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