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Her giving style is unusual for a billionaire donor.
Without government intervention, three experts warn, HBCUs will have a difficult time bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
It helps when school leaders are open about their financial struggles before it’s too late to forge a good plan.
There’s no law forcing George Mason University’s allied foundation to make the public university’s donor deals public.
Before you invest your money in going to a particular college, you should figure out if a school is financially healthy enough to keep its doors open, two veteran college administrators warn.
The IRS estimates that up to 40 privately run schools may be affected by this measure in the 2017 tax reform package.
Overall, the growth in giving to public higher ed institutions isn’t compensating for a reduction in funding by the states.
As students head back to campus, the ever higher cost of a college education is once again top of mind. The presidents of Colorado College, Penn State and Xavier University weigh in on what’s to be done.
Universities play a vital role in promoting economic growth, something the writers of the Republican tax plan have apparently forgotten.
Republican lawmakers say the proposed changes to the tax code would ‘streamline’ higher ed benefits. But this overhaul would squeeze many, if not most, students and schools.
Colleges and universities boast US$547 billion in endowment assets, yet only a handful of elite schools would be taxed under the proposal.
Offering money as a form of atonement is easier for the movie mogul than finding someone who will accept it.
Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.
A bill before Congress is proposing colleges and universities with endowments of at least $1 billion spend 25 percent of the money on financial aid. What is the proposal missing?
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