Arthur M. Blank家庭基金会向亚特兰大四家HBCUs认捐5 000万美元,以资助差距奖学金和提高毕业率。 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation pledged $50 million to four Atlanta HBCUs to fund gap scholarships and boost graduation rates.

Arthur M. Blank家庭基金会在十年内向亚特兰大四所HBCUs-Clark Atlanta大学、Morehouse学院、Morris Brown学院和Spelman学院认捐5 000万加元,为即将毕业但已经用尽其他援助的学生提供空缺奖学金。 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has pledged $50 million over 10 years to four Atlanta HBCUs—Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College—to provide gap scholarships for students nearing graduation who have exhausted other aid. 目标是通过消除财政障碍来提高毕业率。 The goal is to boost graduation rates by removing financial barriers. 这笔捐款是基金会在格鲁吉亚HBCUs中最大的一笔捐款,它来自联邦资金的转移,将支助转向HBCUs和部落学院。 The donation, the foundation’s largest to Georgia’s HBCUs, comes amid federal funding shifts that redirect support to HBCUs and tribal colleges. Arthur Blank的净价值超过110亿美元,他承诺至少拿出一半财富。 Arthur Blank, whose net worth exceeds $11 billion, has committed to giving away at least half his wealth. 这些学校每年产生10亿美元的经济影响,主要为低收入学生和领导人服务,称为礼品变革。 The schools, which generate $1 billion annually in economic impact, serve predominantly low-income students and leaders called the gift transformative.