University Endowments

How Harvard Is Ignoring the Failures of Our System -- and Why We Can't Any Longer

Martin Bourqui | Posted 04.18.2012

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Martin Bourqui

I refuse to see one more hardworking student let down by the arrogance of an administrator metaphorically patting them on the head, saying, "This is none of your business." Confronting power in higher education and not taking no for an answer remains, by far, the most successful strategy.

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Missing the Point on College Endowment Returns

Dan Apfel | Posted 05.15.2012

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Dan Apfel

We need more articles to analyze whether growing endowments yield better educational results. College endowments are simply not hedge funds where the only thing that matters is quarterly or annual returns.

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Volatile Commodity Prices Are Costing Consumers Big Time

New York Times | GRAHAM BOWLEY and WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 07.06.2011

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The extreme volatility of commodities prices and the unpredictability that comes with it is increasing the cost of doing business for everyone....

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The Largest University Endowments

Posted 05.25.2011

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Colleges and universities are reporting modest increases in their endowments, indicating a return to "relative normalcy," according to Inside Higher E...

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DERIVATIVES SALES: SEC SUIT AGAINST GOLDMAN TRIGGERS ANXIETY ON WALL STREET

Bloomberg | Christine Harper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wall Street's biggest firms are considering the suitability of selling opaque financial products to governments, endowments and not-for-profit institu...

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The Financial Crisis Is Not Over Yet for America's Top Colleges and Universities

Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

The future of private, world-class education is at risk, unless colleges and universities find a constructive escape without destroying significant value in their remaining portfolios.

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Havard Adjusts To Leaner Times: Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair | By Vanity Fair | Posted 05.25.2011

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For years, administrators at Harvard University could throw money at anything that tickled their fancy. A new medical school building for $260 million...

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Universities Addicted To Endowments: The Curse of Hoarded Treasure

Business Week | Peter Coy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Something seems wrong with the way elite U.S. universities finance themselves. The problem: They're addicted to multibillion-dollar endowments. When t...

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Colleges Feeling The Strain In Tough Economy

New York Times | Tamar Lewin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arizona State University, anticipating at least $25 million in budget cuts this fiscal year -- on top of the $30 million already cut -- is ending its ...

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Harvard Hires First Woman To Manage $35 Billion Endowment

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard University has turned to a manager with a track record of success directing the assets of educational institutions, including Harvard itself, ...

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College Endowments: Rich Get Richer

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.25.2011

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New figures on university endowments confirm it's not just the "haves" and "have nots" in academe these days. Beyond the great majority of colleges, t...

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