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Why the Endowment Tax Is Unconstitutional
The endowment tax is an attack on all colleges and universities, done for explicit ideological reasons to try to pressure institutions to silence leftists and lift up conservatives, argues John K. Wilson.
Estimating the Endowment Tax’s Future
The number of institutions subject to the newly enacted tax could grow by dozens in future years.
Eluding the Endowment Tax
Despite unknowns, colleges and universities are looking at investment and spending strategies to dodge a new tax on net investment earnings.
Final GOP Deal Would Tax Large Endowments
House and Senate negotiators release final details of tax reform agreement expected to win approval. Plus a list of colleges likely to face new tax.
Apparent Relief for Grad Students
Reports indicate congressional negotiators have dropped repeal of tax-exempt tuition waivers for graduate students and other provisions affecting higher ed from final tax-reform bill.
Divest Responsibly
Barnard unveils criteria it will use to evaluate whether a fossil fuel company is a good or bad actor worthy of its investment. An emphasis is on climate science.
Capital Campaign Watch: Northampton CC, Pacific, Saint John's, Saint Vincent, Tulane
Starting Off: Northampton Community College, in Pennsylvania, is starting a campaign to raise $17 million by the end of 2019...
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Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax
The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard.