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    Deloris P. Jordan

    Mother of Michael Jordan and longtime supporter of the UNC School of Social Work

    Honoree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work

    Background

    Deloris P. Jordan has been involved with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work for nearly 40 years.

    The school's Global Social Development Innovations Center will be renamed the Deloris P. Jordan Global Social Development Innovations Center in her honor.

    About University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is a public university school that trains social workers and runs research centers on families and global social development.

    Key facts

    Connection to UNC
    Involved with the UNC School of Social Work for nearly 40 yearssource
    Named center
    The Global Social Development Innovations Center will be renamed in her honorsource
    Role
    Mother of Michael Jordan; the $10 million gift honors hersource

    WYDE coverage of Deloris P. Jordan

    WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Deloris P. Jordan, on Oct 6, 2026. Deloris P. Jordan is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Michael Jordan Gives $10 Million to UNC School of Social Work in Honor of His Mother Deloris Jordan.

    Reported alongside Deloris P. Jordan

    Sources

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