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Monaghan, Peter; Lederman, Douglas; van der Werf, Martin; Pulley, John – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Reports on a $1 billion dollar grant from Bill and Melinda Gates to send 20,000 low-income minority students to college. The Gates Millenium Scholars Program will require students to demonstrate financial need and maintain a 3.0 grade point average in college. A list of the largest private gifts to higher education since 1967 is also provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Donors, Educational Finance, Grants, Grantsmanship
