The University of the District of Columbia lands a record $2.3 million gift – Washington Post

The University of the District of Columbia lands a record $2.3 million gift – Washington Post

The Washington Post – Nick Anderson

The University of the District of Columbia lands a record $2.3 million gift

Funds will support scholarships for students at the only public university in the nation’s capital.

One day in June, the University of the District of Columbia’s president received a tantalizing email. The sender told Ronald Mason Jr. that he represented an anonymous individual who wished to make a substantial donation to fund scholarships. “We put together a proposal quickly,” Mason recalled. Soon, UDC landed a $300,000 check for a program to support students.

But the donor wasn’t done. Weeks later, the intermediary came to the main campus on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington. Mason met with the representative for an hour and gave him a tour.  Read More

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