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SUPERCHARGED History Is Made As Two New Dormitories Are Named After Black & Latino Donors For The First Time in Princeton University's 275-Year History.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy League institution Princeton University names two dormitories after Kwanza Jones (Princeton '93), and José E. Feliciano (Princeton '94). These are the first buildings to be named after a Black and Latino donor in Princeton's 275-year history.

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy League institution Princeton University names two dormitories after Kwanza Jones (Princeton '93), and José E. Feliciano (Princeton '94).
  • These are the first buildings to be named after a Black and Latino donor in Princeton's 275-year history.
  • These dormitories were built after Jones and Feliciano's historic gift of $20 million to Princeton which was donated back in 2019.
  • "Thank you for showing what Princeton love can be, so that we can show up inside Princeton," said Rahsaan Harris (Princeton '95).

Princeton University alumni Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano make history with major gift

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

Through their visionary gift, Kwanza and Jos are enabling us to increase the number of outstanding undergraduates we admit and to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds.

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  • Through their visionary gift, Kwanza and Jos are enabling us to increase the number of outstanding undergraduates we admit and to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds.
  • It celebrates the many contributions to Princeton's legacy from its diverse students and alumni making a tremendous impact in the world," Jones said.
  • Eisgruber recently wrote to the University community about steps the University administration will take to make Princeton fully inclusive and to address systemic racism at Princeton and beyond.
  • In 2014, Jones and Feliciano co-founded the Kwanza Jones & Jose E. Feliciano SUPERCHARGED Initiative (KJSI), a high-impact philanthropic grant-making and investment organization.