Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Gives $1.2M To Help Create More Black Higher Education Executives

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated February 21, 2024

A 2023 report from the American Council on Education revealed that leadership in higher education was overwhelmingly white and male. 77.2 percent of college and university presidents were White while Black people made up just 13.6 percent of college or university presidents.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his philanthropist wife, Priscilla Chan is aiming to close the chasm with a substantial gift of $1.2M to foster the next generation

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