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	<title><![CDATA[How Will Colleges Survive? Schools Suffering In Crisis As Endowments Wither]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/how-will-colleges-survive_n_148174.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Harvard recently reported that the value of its endowment dropped $8 billion between the end of June and October of this year. At the same time, a recently released independent report flunks 49 states in the realm of affordability. As the economy contracts, colleges and universities are struggling to find funding alternatives - and solutions.</p>

<p>Peter Cohan of <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/03/harvard-endowment-loses-8-billion-how-will-colleges-survive/">Bloggingstocks</a> reports:</p>

<blockquote>The options for universities are dwindling. A study suggests that tuition has risen 439% since 1982 while median family incomes have...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-01-03T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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