In her latest contribution to Maryland higher education, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $50 million to Bowie State University, the largest single gift in the university’s history.

Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, has recently made record-breaking donations at Morgan State University and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore . In 2020, she donated $25 million to Bowie State, the school said Friday, bringing her total contributions to the school to $75 million.

“We are profoundly grateful to MacKenzie Scott for her visionary commitment to education and equity,” said Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, the university’s president, in a statement Friday.

“Her generosity arrives at a pivotal moment in our 160-year story. It empowers us to expand access, elevate our research and a

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