Supporter donations help beleaguered North Carolina college - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Officials at a historically black private women's college in North Carolina say they have received more than $1 million in donations as they try to stave off closure. The News & Record of Greensboro reports Bennett College learned last month that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges voted to take away its accreditation after years of financial struggles stemming from falling enrollment. The college is now trying to raise more than $5 million by Feb. 1. Helped by social media and news coverage, donations to Bennett are approaching the $1.5 million mark. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article224121840.html