Contact:
Kellee Edmonds
(202) 478-4662
edmondsk@aascu.org

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2020 –“News of the incredible generosity of philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott is extraordinary.

By our count, at least a dozen AASCU member institutions are the beneficiaries of her incredible generosity. For many, her gift is the largest in the institution’s history.

We congratulate Ms. Scott for recognizing that AASCU institutions educate the “new majority”—the underserved, students of color, low-income, and/or working adults.

We applaud her for helping these institutions continue to lift students from the lowest socioeconomic status to the middle class and beyond. These institutions are preparing their students to become future leaders in a more global society. They will become the educated diverse citizens the country needs.

Ms. Scott is forming a legacy that will change the lives of students for generations to come, and for that she is to be commended.”

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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of nearly 400 public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning- and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations, and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development. These are institutions Delivering America’s Promise. Visit us at www.staging.aascu.org.