$124 Million Will Be Donated To HBCUs Thanks To This Philanthropic Group

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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated September 14, 2023

On Wednesday, the HBCU Transformation Project announced that Blue Meridian Partners was gifting $124 million “to increase enrollment, graduation rates, and employment rates for the schools’ graduates,” the Associated Press reports.

But what exactly is the HBCU Transformation Project (the Project)? According to their website, Black higher education leaders, being cognizant of HBCUs achieving greatness despite historic years of underinvestment, developed

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