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Building Better Futures
Brian K. Bridges writes that the UNCF's goal of helping students at historically black colleges requires a focus on the value of philanthropy, not the politics of the donor.
The Wrong $25 Million?
Koch brothers make major gift to the UNCF, primarily for scholarships -- and some wonder why black college group accepted the money and will give Koch some say in how recipients are selected.
Divestment From ‘Moral Evil?’
Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania are pushing the college to to sell its tobacco stocks -- which some of its peers did two decades ago.
Unlikely $25 Million
Calvin College asks donors to pay down its debt, and, remarkably, they agree to do so.
Tiger Tale
A new book asserts Princeton U. abused the intent of what was once its largest donor.
Practically Divesting
Pitzer's decision to divest some -- but not yet all -- of its fossil fuel holdings challenges assumptions about colleges' obligation to grow their endowment funds.
Fossil Fuel Free Investments
Pitzer will sell holdings -- a rare move for a college with an endowment of its size.
Pitzer's Penny Pinching
One approach to preserving an endowment? Simple: Stop spending it.