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A Challenge to the Wealthy
As Australian universities get into the fund-raising game, an international financier sets the pace with a $50 million donation and encourages others to follow suit.
Flat-Out Disappointment
College endowments averaged a small loss for the 2012 fiscal year -- the third year of losses since 2007 -- highlighting growing uncertainty about a once robust and predictable revenue stream.
Opinion
Stop Raiding the Treasury
Why should donations that finance luxurious buildings and half-million-dollar salaries at wealthy colleges be tax-deductible? Explain it to the students in Wick Sloane's 7 a.m. community college classes, he writes.
The Fund-Raising Cliff?
Colleges, fearing reductions in charitable giving, argue strongly against Republican proposals to limit deductions.
As Harvard Goes...
Preliminary data from annual survey of college endowments show that institutions averaged a small loss in investment wealth, with institutions of all size seeing minimal returns.
No More Easy Money
Finance officials say languid endowment returns are another revenue constraint for colleges and universities, driving more discussion about cuts.
Getting Them to Give
Administrators from historically black colleges and universities discuss ways to increase alumni giving participation.
Show Us the Money
When it comes to endowments, most colleges don't tell students and alumni how they spend funds, survey finds.