Topic: Education
"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening donated $500,000 to the University of California, Los Angeles. The artist and creator of the long-running animated FOX series will be the namesake of the Matt Groening Chair in Animation at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The endowment will "allow visiting master artists to teach classes" and "bring working professionals with wide-ranging expertise" to work with students. Matt gives an annual gift of $50,000 to UCLA to support students who create short animated films with socially conscious themes.
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