News and Announcements

• Wayne State to launch new Black studies center, hire dozens of faculty February 1, 2023
• Gretchen Valade's support for Detroit Jazz Festival to continue after her death January 4, 2023
• Gretchen Valade, Carhartt heiress and philanthropist, dies at 97 January 3, 2023
• Wayne State University receives $6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to increase Black Studies faculty and establish the Detroit Center for Black Studies December 13, 2022
• Annual event celebrates SIS 2022 award recipients October 19, 2022
• Renowned professor creates endowed professorship and support fund in the Wayne State University School of Information Sciences September 26, 2022
• Lifelong educator leaves behind permanent fund for scholarships August 29, 2022
• Bank of America funds electric vehicles and expansion for Wayne Health Mobile Unit April 21, 2022
• Notable philanthropist devoted to research establishes endowed, internal grant program at School of Medicine and Kresge Eye Institute February 15, 2022
• DTE Energy Foundation awards $330,000 to fund scholarships for Wayne State University Latino/a and Latin-American Studies students January 21, 2021
• Detroit leader pledges $250,000 to support WSU social work scholarships December 4, 2020
• Detroit Philanthropist William Pickard creates five scholarships in Wayne State’s School of Social Work December 2, 2020
• Detroit leader William Pickard creates five scholarships in Wayne State University School of Social Work December 1, 2020
• Levin Center at Wayne Law receives $1 million grant from Hewlett Foundation April 30, 2020
• WSU's Susan Burns discusses giving styles by generation October 22, 2019
• Big Sean’s foundation helps tackle student homelessness October 14, 2019
• Sean Anderson Foundation donates $10,000 for Wayne State’s HIGH Program October 8, 2019
• DTE Energy Foundation awards $100k to Wayne State’s Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies’ Summer Enrichment Program August 14, 2019
• DTE Energy Foundation awards $100k to the Wayne State University Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies’ Summer Enrichment Program August 7, 2019
• Scott Hall donor wall celebrates outpouring of support during Pivotal Moments fundraising campaign May 17, 2019
• Wayne State receives $1M gift to create Nancy Philippart and Thomas McGrail Center for Global Engineering Education November 14, 2018
• Big Sean’s charity donated $10,000 to Wayne State program November 14, 2018
• Wayne State University alumni donate $1 million for engineering center November 14, 2018
• Michigan AHEC awarded HRSA funding to address opioid crisis November 14, 2018
• Sean Anderson Foundation, founded by recording artist Big Sean, donates $10,000 for Wayne State’s HIGH Program November 13, 2018