AUB recently received a $10-million pledge from Saad Hariri, Lebanese member of parliament, to endow the School of Nursing at the University. The school will be named after his father, the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic B. Hariri, who was an AUB trustee and a generous supporter of AUB.

“AUB and the Hariri family have a long and very proud history together, and we both understand the importance of providing education to students, regardless of their socioeconomic class,” said AUB President Peter Dorman. “I am grateful that the family is continuing this long tradition of philanthropy by naming and endowing...