5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (95+ words) ABC Columbia Tech companies boost university endowments (CNN)– The Financial Times reports a number of big university endowments in the U.S. are on track to match or even outperform the S&P 500 Index. This as large investments in tech companies…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) The Jamie Dimon HBCU donation just became one of the most visible philanthropic moves of JPMorgan Chase’s chairman and CEO. Through the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation, Dimon and his wife Judy gave $12 million to 12 historically Black colleges and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) Four Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Alabama were among 12 HBCUs nationwide to receive $1 million donations from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation. The Dimon Fund to Advance Economic Opportunity was established to help strengthen institutional balance sheets, expand capacity…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (264+ words) Southern Illinoisan The Leeck family created a scholarship to Rend Lake College in memory of DFoug Leeck. Buster (left), Cindy (center) and Roz Leeck (right) show their St. Louis Blues pride while attending a hockey game together at Enterprise Center....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) The United Negro College Fund has received a $12 million gift from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation to support the long-term sustainability of historically Black colleges and universities. Twelve HBCUs will each receive $1 million, including Charlotte-based Johnson C. Smith University, according…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (176+ words) By David L. Miller Ryland Zilka will attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he plans to study electrical engineering. Brittany Badertscher will pursue a master’s degree in special education at Florida Atlantic University as she prepares for a career…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) Pop star Olivia Rodrigo secretly donated $5,000 toward a University of Alabama student's tuition, helping her complete her college degree. Global pop star Olivia Rodrigo secretly helped a University of Alabama student graduate by contributing $5,000 toward her final semester of tuition....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) Princeton Senior High School choir students Jalena Garcia and Alisson Nahomy Castro have earned the Outstanding Performance Award at the UIL State Solo & Ensemble 2026 contest. Out of about 100,000 students who took part in regional and district events, only about 2–3% of…...