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She has increased her charitable donations to her alma maters and where she taught, in addition to other organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Habitat for Humanity.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

This year, Mulherkar and Clausen will focus on some of their alma maters, which along with Garfield and Roosevelt include Eckstein Middle School and Lowell Elementary School.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Before a Syracuse-Virginia Tech game matching the alma maters of his great uncle and father, Sturdivant gawked at the size of the players, the eighth-grader never thinking he could measure up.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Officials often gave these records to their alma maters.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

“Good man. But best not mention it to”—Hugo nodded through the garage wall—“the maters and the paters, or we'll spend the rest of the afternoon playing Ludo or the Game of Life under strict supervision.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell