college endowments

Tough Economy Forces Florida Atlantic Donor to Scale Back Donation

By Jessica Calefati - The Paper Trail - July 31, 2009

The original $16 million pledge has been cut to just $5 million because of the economy. more >>

Harvard Scrounges to Tighten Budget

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 24, 2009

Offices in Beijing, Mumbai, and Mexico City are on hold, while the library looks to cut $12 million. more >>

Story of the Year: The Amazing Shrinking Endowments

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 18, 2009

By a landslide, huge losses have worried administrators and apparently students, too. more >>

No School Left Behind in Endowment Collapse

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 30, 2009

Brown, Dartmouth, and the University of California system have been hit particularly hard. more >>

How to Manage a $17 Billion Endowment

By Kim Clark - Education - December 30, 2008

Yale's David Swensen discusses how the ups and downs of endowment investing affect campus life. more >>

Yale Endowment Down 25 Percent

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - December 18, 2008

The school's president says it's "not the end of the world." more >>

Colleges in Recession - US News and World Report

By Kim Clark - Education - December 18, 2008

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Michigan and Columbia Expect Big Endowment Losses, Too

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - December 9, 2008

Their declines will very likely be similar to Harvard's 22 percent endowment drop. more >>

Harvard Endowment Down 22 Percent

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - December 3, 2008

$8 billion loss is more than most schools' endowments. more >>

Big Shots Feeling Financial Pain: Buffett, Harvard, and the Millionaires-Only Yellowstone Club

By Katy Marquardt - New Money - November 11, 2008

Investing gurus and other big shots are down with the rest of us. more >>

More Pain for College Endowments

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 27, 2008

Northwestern, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Seattle post substantial losses. Michigan and Princeton do OK. more >>

Washington Takes Aim at College Endowments

By Kim Clark - Education - October 15, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service, examining the schools' tax exemption, sent 400 colleges questionnaires. more >>

Top Schools See Growth in Investments

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - September 26, 2008

Less prominent schools fall victim to struggling markets. more >>

Between Fundraising and Endowment, Harvard’s Coffers Look Full

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - September 15, 2008

The university collected $651 million in fundraising and posted an 8.6 percent return on its endowment. more >>

Another Look at College Endowments

By Kim Clark - On Education - September 9, 2008

A congressional roundtable adds to the pressure for universities to share their wealth with students. more >>

Wealthy College Endowments Beat Market

News Desk - January 24, 2008

The nation's 76 richest colleges earned a market-beating 21.3 percent on their billions of dollars in tax-free endowment funds in the fiscal year ending last June 30, according to a report issued today by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. But the large endowments' secret weapons—increasingly exotic alternative investments such as overseas companies, hedge funds, oil well leases, and timberlands—are drawing growing criticism and calls for regulation. Senior Writer Kim Clark has the story. more >>

Wealthy College Endowments Beat the Stock Market

By Kim Clark - Education - January 24, 2008

Their billions in tax-free funds earned 21.3 percent in the past fiscal year. more >>