[spunkets]

Well, she gave essentially the minimum. I think she donated as the result of some institutional pressure. It's possible 210 was given simply, because it's a very familiar number to her, because of Longshadow's point. Patterns, women in science program...

The list of digits is a list of the names(3) of the spacial coordinates of this world, her cosmology. This could mean she thinks Kerry epitomizes the timeless spacehead and this is the real message she'd like to send.

[PatrickHenry]

I've solved the mystery of "210." It seems that a course she teaches, Physics 211 ("Our focus is the classical and quantum theory of black holes."), has Physics 210 as a prerequisite. That requirement is spelled out here:. Search on 211 to find the course requirements.

The meaning is clear: Kerry isn't up to her standards. He doesn't even qualify as a black hole.