Howardâs College of Medicine Receives Historic $175 Million Endowment from Bloomberg Philanthropies
By Amber D. Dodd Howard University will receive $175 million in support of the endowment of the College of Medicine. Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., will attend Bloomberg Philanthropiesâ announcement in New York City Tuesday morning, as he called the endowment a âunreservedly transformational giftâ for the University. âEndowment support has traditionally been an area of underinvestment for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, but todayâs gift is an extraordinary vote of confidence in the lasting benefits of such support,â said President Vinson. âThank you to Mike Bloomberg and the Bloomberg Philanthropiesâ Greenwood Initiative for your inspiring leadership and commitment to