Lehman College President Fernando Delgado unveiled a massive check for $50 million at Thursday, thanks to a “historic” investment from philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.

Importantly, Delgado said at the announcement, the donation comes with no strings attached, allowing Lehman to spend the funds in any way it sees fit to support its academic mission.

“ This is not just a donation,” Delgado said. “It's a powerful affirmation of everything that we are, everything that we do, everyone we serve.”

The enormous sum is exactly the type of donation that Scott has become known for since her split from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos six years ago. Since then she has given away over $19 billion to nonprofits and charitable organizations which her team has determined will have long term, positive impacts

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