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Capital Campaign Watch: Cornell, Creighton University, Emory, South Dakota State, Susquehanna U, U of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Cornell University has started a campaign to raise $5 billion by 2026. So far, the university has raised $2.6 billion...
To Thank or Not to Thank: Students in Divestment Fight
Experts say crediting students for their climate advocacy is wise. But institutions tend to minimize the role campus activists may have played in helping them decide to divest from fossil fuels.
Capital Campaign Watch: Delaware, Kalamazoo, Piedmont Virginia CC, Southern Arkansas, Texas State University
Starting Off Kalamazoo College has started a campaign to raise $150 million by 2023. It has already raised $108 million...
Opinion
The Culture of Institutional Philanthropy Must Change
If development offices remain predominantly composed of white administrators, colleges may increasingly lag behind in efforts to raise money from people of color, warns Juliana Bohland.
Dream Grant
First they got tenure at Colby College. Then they each got $100,000, no strings attached. Could the Haynesville Project be the new donation paradigm?
Capital Campaign Watch: Caltech, Cedarville, Kent State, Missouri U of Science and Technology, Ohio Wesleyan, U of North Carolina Greensboro, U of Pennsylvania, Yale
Starting Out Cedarville University launched a campaign to raise $125 million, probably by 2024. The university has already raised 76...
Can Young Alumni Get Colleges to Drop Legacy Admissions?
More than 500 people have pledged not to give to colleges that favor alumni children in admissions.
Endowments Skyrocket for the Wealthiest Colleges
Private equity and venture capital performed especially well in fiscal year 2021, causing the largest university endowments to swell.