{"id":14081,"date":"2012-09-06T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T18:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14081"},"modified":"2012-09-13T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T18:30:28","slug":"columbia-business-school-receives-25m-anonymous-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/columbia-business-school-receives-25m-anonymous-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Business School Receives $25M Anonymous Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Columbia Business Schoo<\/strong>l announced Wednesday that a donor who wishes to remain anonymous has <a title=\"Columbia receives $25 million for new campus\" href=\"https:\/\/www4.gsb.columbia.edu\/news\/item\/7326458\/Anonymous+Donor+Pledges+%2425+Million+to+Support+School#\" target=\"_blank\">pledged a gift of $25 million<\/a> to the school.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the largest gifts ever made to Columbia Business School, which plans to allocate $23.25 million to support the construction of the school\u2019s new campus, with the remaining $1.75 million slated to bolster Columbia's Social Enterprise Program.<\/p>\n<p>The School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www7.gsb.columbia.edu\/alumni\/support-school\/campaign\/manhattanville\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Manhattanville Campus<\/a> will reflect the fast-paced, high-tech, and highly social character of business in the 21st century. The facilities will create multifunctional spaces that foster a sense of community \u2013 spaces where students, faculty members, alumni, and external constituents can gather to exchange ideas.<\/p>\n<p>This gift is the third major donation in support of the future Columbia Business School campus, which will be part of Columbia University\u2019s expansion just north of its Morningside Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The donor joins Henry R. Kravis \u201969, co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co. (KKR) and co-chair of the School\u2019s Board of Overseers, who <a title=\"columbia business school receives major donation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2010\/10\/06\/columbia-receives-100m-for-new-campus\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pledged $100 million<\/a> for the project in October 2010, and Leon Cooperman \u201967, chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors and also a member of the board, who <a title=\"columbia business school receives major donation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/04\/23\/columbia-business-school-receives-25m-gift-for-new-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\">donated $25 million<\/a> to the new campus in April.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"yiv2126653168yui_3_2_0_28_1340659921821143\">If you are looking for guidance on your <\/em>MBA <em id=\"yiv2126653168yui_3_2_0_28_1340659921821143\">application, Stacy Blackman Consulting can help with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/hourly\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">hourly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/process\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive<\/a> consulting services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more. 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