The City University of New York today celebrated a historic $50 million gift to Lehman College from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation , the single largest donation in the school’s history. The gift, which was announced today at an event at Lehman College, builds on the MacKenzie Scott Foundation’s investment in CUNY, a total of nearly $130 million across five campuses including $80 million to Lehman.

Over the past five years, the MacKenzie Scott Foundation has gifted:

$30 million to Lehman College in 2020;

$30 million to Borough of Manhattan Community College in 2020;

$15 million to Hostos Community College in 2021;

$2 million to the Graduate Center’s College Access: Research and Action in 2022;

$1 million to the CUNY School of Law and CLEAR in 2023;

$50 million to Lehman Colle

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