Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott delivered another wave of multi‑million-dollar, largely unrestricted gifts to historically Black colleges and universities, with announcements this month totaling hundreds of millions across multiple campuses. Individual institutions — including Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T, Bowie State, Norfolk State and Winston‑Salem State — reported record single gifts that university leaders said will fund scholarships, endowment growth, teaching and research. The timing and scale of Scott’s donations come as federal and state funding debates swirl, and they promise immediate liquidity for strategic investments at HBCUs often starved for flexible capital. Campus leaders say unrestricted funding will accelerate student success initiatives, faculty hiring and infrastructure projects without the strings typical of government grants.