Spelman College gets $100 million gift, an HBCU record

When Helene Gayle, the president of Spelman College, was told at a recent board meeting that a trustee and her husband were going to give the school $100 million, she was incredulous. Then she started to cry.

“To have this kind of historic gift that really signifies her belief in Spelman and the power that it has to change lives … was just overwhelming,” Gayle said. “I was overwhelmed with joy, with excitement and just deeply grateful.”