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Capital Campaign Watch: Centre, Florida International, New School, Norwich, Santa Clara, U Colorado
Starting Out Florida International University is starting a campaign to raise $750 million. The university has already raised $480 million...
Giving to Colleges Is Up 7.2%
Total hits $46,730,000,000 -- with more $100 million gifts than ever before.
The Big Gift You Haven't Heard About
A $5 million donation may seem like small change in the era of Bloomberg's billions. But at community colleges the impact can be dramatic.
Endowment Returns Slow; Survey Offers Peek at Spending
Returns fell by a third in 2018 but were still positive, according to survey. Questions rise over how wealthy and poor institutions are spending diverging gains. Plus list of the largest endowments.
Opinion
Michael Bloomberg: Channeling His Inner Johns Hopkins
Many commentators have missed how Bloomberg’s seismic donation can shift donor culture in higher education for the better, argues Michael T. Benson.
Opinion
Bloomberg's Gift and the Role of Endowments
The unprecedent size and chief intent of the donation help perpetuate notions that merit re-examination and debate, argues Arthur M. Hauptman.
Hampshire Struggles to Stay Afloat
Hampshire College, the nearly 50-year-old experiment in self-directed education, facing "bruising financial and demographic realities," looks for a partner.
Tax Law's Effects on Colleges Unfolding
Colleges have more information about complying with the new tax law than they did a year ago. That means new bookkeeping practices, new taxes on highly paid employees and, maybe, eliminating reserved parking spaces.