alma mater
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A month later, Hartman arranged for a $10,000 gift to Clyburn’s alma mater, South Carolina State University, according to an email seen by ProPublica.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
CMU may not have the headline-grabbing power of say, Harvard University, Griffin’s alma mater, but it’s still a top-ranked school with resources, including a $3.5 billion endowment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Cole and Tucker are starting conversations with Wolfe’s alma mater about acquiring Wolfe-owned paintings by Bertiers and Akoto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
BBC Sport spoke to families at Wembley who have had multiple generations attend the same school and alumni who now live all over the US but travel thousands of miles to watch their alma mater.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He’s known for eating rice pudding and picking at his cuticles while he talks to you about attending Whitworth, his alma mater.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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