Marquette President Michael Lovell announced Monday afternoon that Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart and his wife Maya have “major” gift to help Black students at Marquette to cover emergency expenses.
These expenses will consist of unanticipated loss or travel emergencies as well as food and safety needs.
“The reality is, in higher education, we need to continue to do more and do better for students of color,” Shaka Smart said in the statement. “Dr. Lovell believes in that mission, and that’s why we’re here. We want to be a part of something much, much larger, and we want others to join us.