[Phogge]

D2 Morehouse cancels football season.

[Phogge]

D2 Morehouse cancels football season.

[82lsju]

D2 Morehouse cancels football season.

Morehouse, a historically Black college in Atlanta, announced Friday that it is canceling its 2020 football season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Morehouse also will not compete in cross country, its other fall sport, this year. Morehouse president David A. Thomas said the school would continue to honor athletic scholarships.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

[82lsju]

D2 Morehouse cancels football season.

Morehouse, a historically Black college in Atlanta, announced Friday that it is canceling its 2020 football season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Morehouse also will not compete in cross country, its other fall sport, this year. Morehouse president David A. Thomas said the school would continue to honor athletic scholarships.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

[lex24]

I will be shocked if college football is played.

[lex24]

I will be shocked if college football is played.

[2006alum]

Cross-posting from the COVID-19 board:

Morehouse knows better and they just cancelled their football season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

That seems like the right call. I wonder if even a tiny bit of the confidence to do so was inspired by this:

Netflix CEO donates $120 million to black colleges in an effort to 'reverse generations of inequity'

$40m is earmarked for Morehouse. Definitely helps defray the costs of lost revenue while guaranteeing the student-athletes their scholarships...

(ETA: And yes, DII schools can and do give athletic-scholarships.)

ETA2: With a total endowment of $145m, Morehouse's $40m gift receipt from has to be one of the largest percentage-increases in endowments from a single gift in the past half century. Incredible.

[2006alum]

Cross-posting from the COVID-19 board:

Morehouse knows better and they just cancelled their football season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

That seems like the right call. I wonder if even a tiny bit of the confidence to do so was inspired by this:

Netflix CEO donates $120 million to black colleges in an effort to 'reverse generations of inequity'

$40m is earmarked for Morehouse. Definitely helps defray the costs of lost revenue while guaranteeing the student-athletes their scholarships...

(ETA: And yes, DII schools can and do give athletic-scholarships.)

ETA2: With a total endowment of $145m, Morehouse's $40m gift receipt from has to be one of the largest percentage-increases in endowments from a single gift in the past half century. Incredible.

[gailtate]

Encouraging to see at least one institution of higher learning with its priorities in order. Well done, them.

[gailtate]

Encouraging to see at least one institution of higher learning with its priorities in order. Well done, them.

[82lsju]

Cross-posting from the COVID-19 board:

Morehouse knows better and they just cancelled their football season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

That seems like the right call. I wonder if even a tiny bit of the confidence to do so was inspired by this:

Netflix CEO donates $120 million to black colleges in an effort to 'reverse generations of inequity'

$40m is earmarked for Morehouse. Definitely helps defray the costs of lost revenue while guaranteeing the student-athletes their scholarships...

(ETA: And yes, DII schools can and do give athletic-scholarships.)

ETA2: With a total endowment of $145m, Morehouse's $40m gift receipt from has to be one of the largest percentage-increases in endowments from a single gift in the past half century. Incredible.

In May 2019, Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, gave a commencement speech to Morehouse College’s graduating class. Then, the billionaire announced that he and his family would pay off the roughly 400 graduating seniors’ student loans — as well as loans taken out by students’ parents and guardians.

The total gift of roughly $34 million brought the crowd to their feet and sparked a conversation about student debt, college affordability and Historically Black Colleges and Universities like Morehouse.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/24/robert-f...g%20class.

and more on Robert F Smith

Robert F. Smith, self-made billionaire and noted philanthropist—and one of [i]Town & Country[/i]'s summer cover stars—has a plan to help alleviate the burden of student debt for those attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).


Smith's new non-profit, the Student Freedom Initiative, will launch at up to 11 HBCUs in the fall of 2021 (the list of schools has yet to be finalized), offering students in STEM majors a more flexible alternative to the traditional high-interest private loans. Smith hopes to support 5,000 new students every year, once the initiative is underway.

It'll launch with a $50 million donation from the Fund II Foundation, which Smith founded, and is hoping to raise another $500 million by October. Combined with additional investments and graduates' income-based repayments, the initiative is designed to become "self-sustaining."

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/societ...ive-hbcus/

[82lsju]

Cross-posting from the COVID-19 board:

Morehouse knows better and they just cancelled their football season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...s-pandemic

That seems like the right call. I wonder if even a tiny bit of the confidence to do so was inspired by this:

Netflix CEO donates $120 million to black colleges in an effort to 'reverse generations of inequity'

$40m is earmarked for Morehouse. Definitely helps defray the costs of lost revenue while guaranteeing the student-athletes their scholarships...

(ETA: And yes, DII schools can and do give athletic-scholarships.)

ETA2: With a total endowment of $145m, Morehouse's $40m gift receipt from has to be one of the largest percentage-increases in endowments from a single gift in the past half century. Incredible.

In May 2019, Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, gave a commencement speech to Morehouse College’s graduating class. Then, the billionaire announced that he and his family would pay off the roughly 400 graduating seniors’ student loans — as well as loans taken out by students’ parents and guardians.

The total gift of roughly $34 million brought the crowd to their feet and sparked a conversation about student debt, college affordability and Historically Black Colleges and Universities like Morehouse.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/24/robert-f...g%20class.

and more on Robert F Smith

Robert F. Smith, self-made billionaire and noted philanthropist—and one of [i]Town & Country[/i]'s summer cover stars—has a plan to help alleviate the burden of student debt for those attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).


Smith's new non-profit, the Student Freedom Initiative, will launch at up to 11 HBCUs in the fall of 2021 (the list of schools has yet to be finalized), offering students in STEM majors a more flexible alternative to the traditional high-interest private loans. Smith hopes to support 5,000 new students every year, once the initiative is underway.

It'll launch with a $50 million donation from the Fund II Foundation, which Smith founded, and is hoping to raise another $500 million by October. Combined with additional investments and graduates' income-based repayments, the initiative is designed to become "self-sustaining."

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/societ...ive-hbcus/

[BobK]

A domino closer to home

https://twitter.com/alexaphilippou/statu...65377?s=21

Chiney to sit out.

[BobK]

A domino closer to home

https://twitter.com/alexaphilippou/statu...65377?s=21

Chiney to sit out.

[OutsiderFan]

A domino closer to home

https://twitter.com/alexaphilippou/statu...65377?s=21

Chiney to sit out.

She probably makes more money working for ESPN anyway, right?

[OutsiderFan]

A domino closer to home

https://twitter.com/alexaphilippou/statu...65377?s=21

Chiney to sit out.

She probably makes more money working for ESPN anyway, right?

[BobK]

Chiney is a Stanford grad. She has both jobs. Very versatile:).

[BobK]

Chiney is a Stanford grad. She has both jobs. Very versatile:).

[Robbie]

and more on Robert F Smith

Robert F. Smith, self-made billionaire and noted philanthropist

... checks 401(k) - nope, no billion dollars there. ...

For a minute there I was hoping this was me. Apparently not.

[Robbie]

and more on Robert F Smith

Robert F. Smith, self-made billionaire and noted philanthropist

... checks 401(k) - nope, no billion dollars there. ...

For a minute there I was hoping this was me. Apparently not.

[SamuelMcF]

Louisville halted MBB activities for 2 weeks.

[SamuelMcF]

Louisville halted MBB activities for 2 weeks.