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Glow Big Red Raises Record $3.6 Million for Husker Students

February 12, 2026

Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 12, 2026 — Husker Nation shattered the previous Glow Big Red record, raising $3,667,815 during the annual 24-hour event to support the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. During the event, 8,080 gifts were made to support priorities and causes across the university. The number of gifts and the amount raised both set records, exceeding the 2025 giving day totals: 7,241 gifts and $1,022,896 raised. “Thank you to everyone who joined us by making a contribution during Glow Big Red,” Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Ankerson said. “Your generosity and Husker pride show the strength of our community and the power of collective action. Through your support, our campus community has access to the resources and experiences they need to flourish

McCaffreys’ Gift Opens Doors for Generations of Student Workers

July 18, 2025

University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumna Cindy McCaffrey and her husband, Mick, have made a $4 million gift to establish a permanent endowment to support student workers in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Their gift to create the McCaffrey Student Success Fund is rooted in a shared belief in the

UNMC faculty member leaves gift to support microbiology research

May 9, 2025

A $738,000 estate gift from the late Roberta White-Miller, Ph.D., will fund fellowships at UNMC, UNL Roberta White-Miller, Ph.D., a former faculty member in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is remembered as a trailblazer in her field. The late professor loved science and

Momentum at the Museum

July 19, 2024

The Nebraska State Museum has opened a permanent exhibit for wildlife photographer Joel Sartore and welcomed the first recipient of an endowed curatorship at Ashfall Fossil Beds.

Lied Center celebrates expansion start

April 21, 2011

A $2.5 million gift makes the expansion possible.

Student’s math skills add up to Cambridge scholarship

March 10, 2011

Through several scholarships, Zach Norwood was able to receive a first-class education at Cambridge.

Debate a life changer for this NU supporter

January 18, 2011

Jere McGaffey’s debate coach, Dr. Donald Olson, had a big effect on McGaffey.

Suh’s latest feat one of amazing generosity

April 7, 2010

Former Nebraska football player and college of engineering alumnus Ndamukong Suh has pledged a $2.6 million gift to his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Alumnus gives $20 million to support agriculture at UNL

March 1, 2010

University of Nebraska alumnus and cattleman Paul F. Engler of Amarillo, Texas, announced today a $20 million gift to support programs in agribusiness at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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UNL Points of Pride

Glow Big Red Raises Record $3.6 Million for Husker Students

McCaffreys’ Gift Opens Doors for Generations of Student Workers

UNMC faculty member leaves gift to support microbiology research

Momentum at the Museum

Make a gift to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lied Center celebrates expansion start

Student’s math skills add up to Cambridge scholarship

Debate a life changer for this NU supporter

Suh’s latest feat one of amazing generosity

Alumnus gives $20 million to support agriculture at UNL

Measure your life by the difference
you’ve made in someone else’s.

Support the University of Nebraska

UNL Points of Pride

Make a gift to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Measure your life by the difference you’ve made in someone else’s.

Support the University of Nebraska

Measure your life by the difference
you’ve made in someone else’s.