Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $63 million to Morgan State University — the largest single private gift in the school’s history — to bolster its endowment, research and support for students.
The gift, announced Wednesday, tops Scott’s record donation of $40 million to the historically Black university in Baltimore in 2020.
The school hopes to leverage the gift, which comes without restrictions, to endow several faculty positions, support students facing financial need and establish research centers on brain science and artificial intelligence, President David K. Wilson said in an interview. He wants the donation to help Morgan State develop into a “fully smart campus” with an AI model developed in-house for student use.
