Bank of America is donating $1 million to Morgan State University to help establish certificate programs aimed at advancing graduates who are entering the financial sector.
The donation, to be made over a four-year period, is part of Bank of America’s recent $25 million commitment to “enhance up-skilling and reskilling for Black/African American and Hispanic-Latino individuals,” according to a company news release.
The historically Black university will use the funds to establish a certificate program specializing in blockchain and cryptocurrency, Morgan President David Wilson said Thursday. The funds may also be used to create a similar program for studying mergers and acquisitions.
“We want to make sure the field is a diversified one — that Blacks will have an opportunity to get these high paying jobs early on to help close the racial wealth gap in this country,” Wilson said.
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