Article: HOLLINS GETS $5 MILLION CREATIVE WRITING GIFT

Hollins University will receive a $5 million gift to establish what will be known as the Jackson Center for Creative Writing.

The university announced Monday that alumna Susan Gager Jackson and her husband, John Jackson, have pledged the $5 million to create the center.

Hollins President Nancy Gray said the university is excited about the endowment, which she said will enhance one of the university's most popular academic disciplines. The university's total endowment now stands at $122 million, and the Jacksons' gift comes just months after a $15.6 million fundraising campaign announced last year, which was the school's most successful.

"This incredible gift will allow us to enhance that ...

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