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Don't let anyone say that African-Americans don't give back. In fact, more and more historically Black Colleges and Universities are finding that they can tap their alum for gifts to their alma maters.According to USA Today, Calvin Tyler wrote a check to Morgan University to the tune of a $1 million this year. Morgan, like other publically financed black schools, is faced with shrinking budgets.
Baby boomers who have prospered in the post-Civil Rights era say they are comfortable enough and their families taken care of, so they want to help others.
And black colleges, realizing the weath in their communities, as other colleges have, are encouraging them to remember their schools in life insurance policies and in their estate planning.
"Most of the public HBCU's (historically black colleges and universities) are just embarking on fund-raising, and in most cases, we really have to educate our alumni because in the past, say, 10 years ago, they really weren't solicited on a regular basis," Cheryl Hitchcock, vice president of institutional advancement at Baltimore's Morgan State said in USA Today.
Read the USA Today story here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-10-16-black-colleges_N.htm
Related story: Lehman Brothers Donates to Spelman: http://blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx?id=3674
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By: Rashunda on 10/22/2007 4:15PM
as for nwilliams, all i can say is URGE YOUR KIDS TO ATTEND A HBCU!!! it helps a child to see that not only white people can become doctors, deans, professors, and lawyers. It's better when a child sees someone of the same ethnicity teaching them; gives them somethin to forward to. Some HBCU campuses aren't the best, but it's not about what it looks like on the outside, it's about what is being taught on the inside. if your kids don't want to attend any other college, tell them to come to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL. We graduate the more AFRICAN AMERICAN pharmacists and nurses then any univeristy, Ivy League included. Voted #1 University for African American students by Black Enterprise Magazine. So not all HBCUs are the same.
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By: Tiffany on 10/22/2007 7:10PM
Hey, since everyone is so into giving....why not give some jobs to the graduates of these HBCU's. I know someone out there is looking to fill a position. If so, my email is tiffstokes@aol.com
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By: Rita Robinson, MD on 10/25/2007 9:21PM
Donating(Giving back)to HBCU your time and money is your duty especially if you are a graduate.
I am elated to hear of this wonderful gift and encourage others to do the same.
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By: JANICE on 12/26/2007 1:58PM
I WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE FOR OUR HBCU'S. I HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN AND A GREAT IDEA TO ASSIST AND HELP KEEP OUR HBCU'S HEALTHY AND AROUND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. I NEED ANY BUSINESS OR PERSON WITH FINANCIAL BACKING TO CONTACT ME TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. I AM VERY RICH IN IDEAS, JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR FINANCES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT I HAVE IN MIND. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED SEVERAL LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED I JUST NEED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE IN EXECUTING THE PLAN. THIS WILL HELP TAKE OUR HBCU'S TO THE NEXT LEVEL. MY HUSBAND (TSU), DAUGHTER(FAMU) SONS
(SAVANNAH STATE, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL)& GRAMBLING
YOURS TRULY,
GRADUATE OF HBCU
BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
(GO WILDCATS)
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By: Wanda on 12/24/2007 3:42PM
I think it is nice that alumni give back to schools but my question is where does the money go. Currently I am a student at Morgan State and my guess is the money is benefiting the school not the students. Morgan is getting all this money but the majority of students dont get enough financial aid (I know I am one) while everyday they dig a new hole in the ground.I think the money that schools get should benefit the school as well as the students.
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