Duke University Receives Historic $100 Million Donation from Duke Endowment
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Duke University has received a record $100 million gift from the Duke Endowment to expand financial aid and increase socioeconomic diversity among its student body. The donation will help Duke attract students from a broader range of family backgrounds and build on the progress already made in increasing the share of freshmen receiving Pell grants. A portion of the gift will also be used to renovate an academic building named after one of the first African American undergraduates to enroll at Duke.
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