Boone Pickens has given Oklahoma State University a donation of $100 million, which is so far the largest gift given to the university to develop its academic programs. This is reportedly the second donation that Pickens presented to this university; he already donated $400 million several years ago. Pickens earned a degree in geology from [...]
David Rockefeller, the youngest and the only surviving child and grandchild of the prominent John D. Rockefeller, is donating $100 million to Harvard University. The Rockefeller donation will be used both to support international study programs for undergraduates at Harvard as well as the university’s efforts to expand its arts education. The New York Times [...]
The number of American high school students who drop out without graduating is increasing. To solve this problem and to improve the skills of the nation’s work force, AT&T plans to present a $100 million gift to the program that fights against dropouts. Yahoo! Finance reports that according to AT&T, the unemployment rate among Americans [...]
Goldman Sachs & Company plans to donate $100 million to universities in Middle East and Africa in order to teach Business and Management courses to more than 10,000 women. The program will last five years and include courses benefiting women and their communities. The New York Times reports that Goldman has spent more than a [...]