Johnson C. Smith receives $1M donation from Leon Levine Foundation

Johnson C. Smith University has received a $1 million commitment from The Leon Levine Foundation. Those funds will support the President’s Gap Scholarship Fund, which addresses gaps between the amount of financial aid students receive and total cost of education. In the 2014-15 school year, 484 students received almost $1.5 million in assistance. The foundation gift will help improve student retention, while helping make higher education accessible. “We believe that education is a pathway…

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