Courtesy of Florida A&M University Florida A&M University, a historically Black educational institution in Tallahassee, has recently received $550,000 in donations to establish a new Center for African and African American Studies. Two philanthropic organizations, the Henry Luce Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, each donated $275,000 to help kick off the center’s operations. The center aims to advance African and African American studies as a discipline and to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty, students, and the local community. The donations from the Luce and MacArthur foundations will be used to support faculty and student fellowships,
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