Thanks to a $6 million gift from the National Retail Federation and the NRF Foundation, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has combined academic excellence with industry expertise by […] The post $6M gift from NRF Foundation establishes the NRF Business of Retail Initiative at McDonough School of Business appeared first on Georgetown Alumni.| Georgetown Alumni
Thanks to a transformative $25 million gift commitment from the Berkley Family Foundation, Georgetown University will rename its nursing school the Georgetown University Berkley School of Nursing and expand the […]| Georgetown Today
Dean Paul Almeida with Kay and Peter N. “Pete” (B’78) Crnkovich (Parents’11, ’13) from left to right. Recognizing the impact the business world can have on healthcare, Peter N. “Pete” […]| Georgetown Today
Duke University has received an $8 million award from The Duke Endowment to support the development of innovative, interdisciplinary Ph.D. graduate education collaboratives aimed at preparing doctoral students to tackle the most pressing societal problems of our time. The award will support the creation of three new communities at Duke that will deepen Duke’s impact […] The post $8 Million Award to Advance Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Training at Duke University appeared first on Giving To...| Giving To Duke
By Wendy Graber Colton Goodman of China Grove, North Carolina, was just 3 years old when he was referred to Duke after an MRI showed a growth behind his right eye. At Duke, he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a life-threatening muscle tissue cancer that is most often seen in children. The recommended treatment for this […] The post Anonymous $50 Million Gift for Proton Beam Therapy will Advance Cancer Treatment appeared first on Giving To Duke.| Giving To Duke
Duke University has received a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for $1.25 million over five years as part of their Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative, a national initiative designed to help Christian congregations more fully and intentionally engage children in intergenerational corporate worship and prayer practices. The grant will enable Duke Divinity School […] The post Duke Divinity School Receives $1.25 Million to Launch Study of Faith Formation in Children app...| Giving To Duke
Duke University has received a $5 million award from The Duke Endowment to bolster the work of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School, one of the oldest offices of its kind among all U.S. theological schools. The grant will be used to recruit and support a senior faculty member specializing in […] The post $5 million award from The Duke Endowment to boost Black Church Studies appeared first on Giving To Duke.| Giving To Duke
Duke University Libraries has received more than $1 million to preserve and make accessible a huge collection of historical papers related to the Duke family. This support includes a $500,000 grant from The Duke Endowment, along with funds from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Foundation, the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial […] The post Duke Libraries Awarded Funds to Expand Duke Family Archive appeared first on Giving To Duke.| Giving To Duke
Duke University has received a $25 million gift from philanthropists Bruce and Martha Karsh to spur learning and innovation in STEM-related fields via a new undergraduate scholars program. The Karsh STEM+ Scholars Program will match undergraduate students who have declared majors in disciplines in the natural sciences, engineering, and STEM-related fields with faculty in the […] The post $25 Million Gift to Establish New STEM+ Scholars Program appeared first on Giving To Duke.| Giving To Duke
