At an event on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 5, 2026, the UNC School of Social Work announced a historic $10 million gift from Michael Jordan ’86 in honor of his mother, Deloris P. Jordan. The largest single gift in the School of Social Work’s history will expand the reach and impact of the Global Social Development Innovations Center, which will be renamed the Deloris P. Jordan Global Social Development Innovations Center, and the Jordan Institute for Families, and provide financial scholarships for Master of Social Work students. Remarks were given by Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson, Chancellor Lee Roberts and Deloris P. Jordan.
Jeyhoun Allebaugh, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA Today Network
At an event on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 5, 2026, the UNC School of Social Work announced a historic $10 million gift from Michael Jordan ’86 in honor of his mother, Deloris P. Jordan. The largest single gift in the School of Social Work’s history will expand the reach and impact of the Global Social Development Innovations Center, which will be renamed the Deloris P. Jordan Global Social Development Innovations Center, and the Jordan Institute for Families, and provide financial scholarships for Master of Social Work students. Remarks were given by Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson, Chancellor Lee Roberts and Deloris P. Jordan.
Jeyhoun Allebaugh, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA Today Network
