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Spelman College receives $100 million gift believed to be single-largest donation to an HBCU, school says

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By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Spelman College, a private women’s college in Atlanta, will receive a $100 million gift, which the school says is the largest single donation to a historically Black college or university.

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Black Enterprise

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Atlanta’s Spelman College just got the largest-ever single donation to an HBCU (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta's Spelman College, which the women's school says is the largest-ever single donation to a historically Black college or university.

  3. Forbes

    Billionaire Couple Gives $100 Million To Spelman College—Largest HBCU Gift In History (opens Forbes)

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    Thursday’s donation will be split between scholarships and academic needs.

  4. New York Times

    Spelman, a Historically Black Women’s College, Receives $100 Million Gift (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The donation to the private school in Atlanta is believed to be the largest ever to an H.B.C.U.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Couple gives $100M to Atlanta's Spelman College, in largest single gift to a Black college (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta's Spelman College, which the women's school says is the largest-ever single donation

  6. NBC News

    Spelman College to receive $100 million, largest single donation to an HBCU (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Billionaires Ronda Stryker and William Johnston will donate $100 million to the women’s college.

  7. CBS News

    Spelman College receives historic $100 million donation, the largest single gift to any HBCU (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Spelman College, a liberal arts school for women located in Atlanta that is ranked first among historically Black colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report, received a historic $100 million donation.

  8. Fox5 Atlanta

    Spelman College receives largest donation in history, $100M (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Spelman College has announced they have received its largest single donation ever -- $100 million -- from businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston, chairman of Greenleaf Trust.

  9. The Guardian

    Billionaire couple gives Spelman College largest-ever single donation to an HBCU (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ronda Stryker and husband William Johnston announce $100m donation to the historically Black women’s college in Atlanta

  10. KRDO

    Spelman College receives $100 million gift believed to be single-largest donation to an HBCU, school says (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Spelman College, a private women’s college in Atlanta, will receive a $100 million gift, which the school says is the largest single donation to a historically Black college or university.

  11. Fortune

    Billionaire couple gifts $100 million to Spelman College, largest donation in HBCU history (opens Fortune)

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    “It’s a transformational gift to any institution, period,” trustee Lovette Russell said.

  12. Observer

    Who Are the Billionaires Behind the Historic $100M Spelman College Donation? (opens Observer)

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    Observer's feed description

    The recent gift to Spelman College is the largest single donation ever given to an HBCU.

  13. WMUR

    Spelman College receives $100 million donation, largest ever to HBCU (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The donation comes from Ronda Stryker, who directs her family's medical equipment manufacturing company, and her husband, William Johnston, the chairman of wealth management firm Greenleaf Trust.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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