Thursday, December 17, 2020

MEAC, GEICO Extend Corporate Partnership

Morgan State Set to Welcome First Members of 2021 Signing Class

Best Of 2020: Jourdan Wallace

After Winding Journey, Troy Baxter Finds Hoops Home At Morgan State

Morgan State Welcomes Navy To Hill Field House This Friday

Signing Day: Pair of Lamar football standouts sign with Prairie View A&M University

Panther Football adds 10 during Signing Day

PVAMU Women's Basketball set for South Padre Island Classic

Prairie View A&M Panthers return to action at #16 Missouri

Previewing MSU W-Basketball Opponent Southern University

BREAKING: 1,000,000 Georgians have voted early in the Jan 5 Senate runoff election.Eyes

SWAC Football National Signing Day Recaps

Alabama A&M Athletics Celebrates 12 Current and Former Student-Athletes Earning Degrees in Fall 2020

SWAC Men's Basketball Scores: Dec. 16

SWAC Women's Basketball Scores: Dec. 16

SWAC Announces Men's and Women's Basketball ESPN Broadcast Schedules

4-Star OL Javonte Gardner flips on Florida Gators, signs with Jackson State

@FAMU_MBB basketball contest with @GatorsMBK , scheduled for Dec. 20, has been postponed.

Rivals NCCU, NC A&T Ink 10-Year Football Schedule Agreement

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

'Making waves': Deion Sanders receives praise for flipping Georgia commit to Jackson State, 2021 recruiting class

UMES receives $20 million award, the largest single gift in its history, from MacKenzie Scott

Tougaloo College Receives $6 Million Gift From Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

Tougaloo, Miss., December 16, 2020 - Tougaloo College has announced the awarding of a $6 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The $6 million gift is the single largest gift from an individual donor in the history of Tougaloo College. 

"We are deeply grateful to philanthropist MacKenzie Scott for her generosity that enables us to advance major initiatives at Tougaloo College," said President Dr. Carmen J. Walters.  This remarkable gift is impactful and ensures the College continues its forward momentum. Furthermore, it will encourage others to join us to further our mission of educating and preparing self-directed leaders capable of navigating a rapidly changing global landscape. This is an incredibly exciting time for Tougaloo College.”  

The one-time, $6 million gift will be placed in the recently established Preserving and Advancing Excellence Fund and will be used to support major initiatives at the college. 

“We are extremely excited and thankful to receive such a generous gift from writer and philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.  This generous gift will allow us to continue and sustain our history of academic excellence and social justice,” said Sandra L. Hodge, vice president for institutional advancement. “These types of investments into Tougaloo College ensures a bright future for the institution to educate the next generation of scholars and leaders."

For more information on the MacKenzie Scott donation or to provide a generous gift to Tougaloo College, please visit www.tougaloo.edu and click GIVE or call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (601) 977-7871. 

Alcorn State University announces a historic $25 million gift from American novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $20 Million To Lincoln University

Chicago State Men’s Basketball Transfer Coreyoun Rushin Eligible to Play Immediately