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Pros Advise Higher Ed Endowment Managers to Stick to Principles

When it comes to managing endowments at institutions of higher education and trying to acquire good returns on investments, the task is fraught with unpredictability.

July 14, 2016

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The Call to Nationalize Private University Endowments

Any action to nationalize funds ― whether restricted or unrestricted by category ― would have a chilling effect on the entire nonprofit community.

April 25, 2016

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November 20, 2015

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MIT to Fight Climate Change, but Won’t Divest Fossil Fuels

BOSTON ― The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a five-year plan Wednesday to combat climate change but said it won’t divest its $12.4 billion endowment from fossil fuels, despite pressure from students and a campus committee.

October 21, 2015

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Old Gift to Dartmouth College Leads to New Investigation

In 1807, the state gave the college 42 square miles of land with the provision that the income it produced go toward educating students from poor New Hampshire families.

October 12, 2015

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Judge Rejects Renaming College After Billionaire’s Wife

A New York judge denied a college’s petition to add the wife of a Wall Street billionaire to its name, citing the will of the founding donor.

October 7, 2015

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Couple Donates $20M to Notre Dame to Aid Low-income Students

A New Jersey couple has donated $20 million to the University of Notre Dame to help low-income students pay tuition and other expenses.

September 8, 2015

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Saved for now, Sweet Briar College Looks for a Long-term Fix

Weeks into his presidency at Sweet Briar College, Phillip C. Stone knows that, without a serious change in fortune, the salvation will only be temporary.

August 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

UNC Law Professor Open New Anti-poverty Research Project

In the wake of the controversial closure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s anti-poverty center, the law school professor who had led the center has launched a research fund outside the domain of university leaders.

July 6, 2015

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$1.8M Estate Gift Benefits UW Education Students

The University of Wyoming is receiving an estate gift of $1.8 million from former educator Raymond D. Kennedy, of Laramie.

June 28, 2015

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Alumnae Declare Victory in Fight to Save Sweet Briar

Judge signs off on plan to have alumnae pay $12 million within 60 days to fund college operations in 2015-16.

June 22, 2015

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Virginia Attorney General Announces Rescue Plan for Sweet Briar College

Prominent alumnae of Sweet Briar College are rejoicing over a mediated settlement to keep the 114-year-old Virginia women’s college open.

June 22, 2015