Fundraising

Despite large gifts grabbing headlines, college fundraising faces major challenges amid the pandemic. Advancement officers at a historically Black university, a public land-grant university and a private liberal arts college adjusted their fundraising strategies to cope.

Endowments post lowest returns since 2016, but the slide isn't enough to keep 10-year averages from hitting a target.

Higher ed fundraising wakes up to reality a year after flying high with Bloomberg gift. Payouts from donor-advised funds drove an uptick in one giving category.

Through collaborative efforts on our campuses, we can better engage such graduates and address various institutional challenges, write Anna De Cheke Qualls, Natalie Lundsteen and Tiffanie N. Purvis.

By Anna De Cheke Qualls et al.

Little-noticed provision in new COVID-19 relief bill would slash aid for colleges and universities with large endowments in half.

Boston College has not wavered, saying that it will not divest from the fossil fuel industry. A group of advocates is taking a new approach, moving its arguments off campus and into the halls of government.