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Banker to the Ultra Wealthy Pledges $150 Million to Aid Students from Rural and Small Towns

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento University of Chicago Admissions The University of Chicago hosts a number of summer programs geared towards students from rural communities and small towns. The STARS College Network, a nonprofit started by Byron and Tina Trott, supports students from small towns and rural areas. Supreme Court.

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Univ. of Illinois Lands $50 Million From Tech Billionaire Tom Siebel

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Boris Baldinger, World Economic Forum Siebel is a University of Illinois alumnus who earned three degrees from the university in the 1970s and ‘80s. The gift launches the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science.

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Longtime U of Virginia Donors Give $57 Million for A.I. Research

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Researchers and students will delve into the challenges, opportunities, and ethical implications the technology presents. By Maria Di Mento University of Virginia Darden School of Business Kathleen and David LaCross Plus, University of Kansas athletics received $25 million, and Cornell landed $10 million for research on precision nutrition.

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Reclaiming Heritage: The Global Push for Repatriation of Looted Artifacts

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2022, the Smithsonian voluntarily returned 29 of the bronzes to Nigeria as a result of adopting a new ethical returns policy earlier that year. Communities want back artworks and artifacts that are of exceptional importance,” says Elizabeth Marlowe , director of museum studies at Colgate University.

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NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle to Get New Home With $25 Million Gift

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Plus, the University of Northern Iowa got $25 million for business-ethics education programs, a couple who emigrated from Ukraine are giving $17 million to advance treatment for a rare type of blood cancer, and three other nonprofits received major gifts.

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Leaders Say Public Health Ethics Is Necessary for Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? Ethical values are critical to all that we do,” says Dr. Chan School of Public Health. She notes, Understanding ethics…is what allows you to contest scientific racism. But why is this approach necessary?

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The Fundraising Ethics Gap

The Agitator

And so this morning memories of Grandma Craver came flooding back when I received notice of a new white paper on fundraising ethics just released by Rogare , the fundraising think tank of the University of Plymouth Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy. Everyone who talks about heaven ain’t going there.” As I clicked.

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