JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Gertrude Ford Foundation not pulling back its $20 million pledge to the University of Mississippi in the wake of Chancellor Dan Jones' removal. In fact, it's raising the donation to $25 million.
Ole Miss and foundation officials announced the $5 million increase for a planned science building Friday, unveiling drawings for the new building.
The university says it will build a new walkway named for Gertrude Ford stretching from the central Grove past the new building to a plaza between Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the school's new basketball arena.
Foundation officials had threatened to not give the money during the uproar following the College Board's spring decision to not renew Jones' contract. Trustees said Jones hadn't done enough to improve contract administration at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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