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Foxconn’s $100 Million Promise Falling Short
University of Wisconsin Madison, which announced last year it would open joint research campus with Foxconn in 2020, is well behind its original promise.
Controversy Over Western Civilization Funding in Australia
University of Queensland says fixed-term gift will provide rare infusion of support for humanities, but professors and students have concerns about academic freedom and the donor's political agenda.
A Game-Changing Windfall
An unexpected bequest by an unassuming donor will help financially strapped students at Compton College and also allow the institution to create an endowment.
Capital Campaign Watch: ArtCenter, College of the Atlantic, Davidson
Starting Off College of the Atlantic has started a two-year campaign to raise $50 million. Thus far, $41 million has...
Foreign Gifts Under Scrutiny
As Education Department opens investigations into whether universities complied with law requiring federal reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, colleges call for more clarity on what the law requires.
Capital Campaign Watch: Kettering, Salisbury, U San Francisco
Starting Off Kettering University is starting a campaign to raise $150 million. A top priority is to finance a 105,000-square-foot...
Opinion
Philanthropy for the New Majority
Mort Maimon, a president's spouse, describes why he financially supports students who confront obstacles to obtaining a college degree.
Smoke and Mirrors -- and a Black Medical School
A historically black medical college intends to use a $7 million grant from an e-cigarette giant to study the effects of tobacco. Some question the ethics.