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Alumni gratitude and support for causes are behind donations of $50 million or more to colleges and universities

  • Written by Michael Worth, Professor of Nonprofit Management, George Washington University
imageJohns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels, left, speaks with Michael Bloomberg, who has given the school more than $3.3 billion. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images

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