Following a donation of a whopping amount of $800,000 forwarded by a couple of philanthropist Jains and Jain Centre of Southern California in Los Angeles, the Bhagwan Mallinath Endowed Professorship in Jain Studes was established at Loyola Marymount University, LA, California. The past year saw a visible promotion of studies in the religion in universities and colleges in North America with the establishment of three Chairs and Professorships Jain Studies.
Other than Loyola Marymount University, University of California at Davis established the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies with a donation of $1.5 million, and the University of California at Riverside established the Shrimad Rajchandra Chair in Jain Studies with a donation of $1.00 million.
