Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $42 million gift to Alcorn State
Lorman, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alcorn State University received a $42 million unrestricted donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift in the 154-year history of the nation's oldest public historically Black land-grant university. This is Scott's second major gift to the university. Scott previously donated $25 million in 2020, bringing […]