Education
August 21, 2015 at 11:29 am
A $20-million donation to the financially troubled Paul Smith’s College in rural upstate New York is in limbo, dependent on whether the college agrees to rename itself, a controversial issue that has landed the matter in court. Joan Weill, a longtime board member and benefactor to Paul Smith’s College and the wife of Wall Street…
August 21, 2015 at 11:29 am
NPQ has reported on large university foundations in the past, with an emphasis on the debate over whether public policy should be changed to force more endowed funds to be disbursed to fund scholarships and salaries. The largest U.S. universities have billions in endowments (and growing); meanwhile, tuitions continue to rise, and the nation’s student…
August 19, 2015 at 1:51 pm
The University of Akron has announced that NBA star LeBron James has pledged up to $42 million to provide four-year scholarships to 1,100 underserved students in the city. To be awarded through the LeBron James Family Foundation, the scholarships will cover tuition and general service fees—currently $9,500 per year—for qualifying middle and high school students…
August 6, 2015 at 6:00 am
The school year's opening bell has yet to ring, and already a multitude of children are preparing to sell candy bars, cookie dough and coupon books. School fundraising season is here, with children and their parents pitching family, friends and cornered co-workers to support everything from cheerleading competitions to new band uniforms. Like it or…
August 6, 2015 at 6:00 am
After years of lackluster fundraising, Rutgers University says it is bringing in more money from donors than ever before. The state university today said it raised a record $187.9 million during the 2014-15 academic year—nearly 30 percent more than last year's record $148.4 million in donations. Rutgers president Robert Barchi said the level of giving…
July 27, 2015 at 1:45 pm
After a record year of private gifts, Clemson University is closing in on its $1 billion fundraising goal for its “The Will to Lead” capital campaign. Private gifts to the university totaled $136.6 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year, bringing the multi-year campaign’s total to $934 million. Clemson is entering the “home stretch” of its…
July 27, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Colorado State University has announced a $10 million gift from the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation to build a new teaching equine hospital, promote equine medicine, and provide specialty care for horses. The gift will support construction of a 180,000-square-foot-facility on CSU's Fort Collins campus, where 27 equine clinicians will care for approximately…
July 23, 2015 at 1:25 pm
Paul Smith's College in upstate New York has announced that the State Board of Regents has approved its request to add Joan Weill's name alongside that of the school's founding family in recognition of her longtime support. Pending approval of the name change by a New York State court, Joan and Sanford Weill have pledged…
July 22, 2015 at 1:18 pm
Twenty-five years ago, Teach For America was just Wendy Kopp’s undergraduate project. Today, it is a pillar of the effort to radically change American education with a huge national footprint. From 384 corps members touching the lives of 20,000 public school students in 1990, it has grown to 10,471 corps members teaching 600,000 students in…
July 9, 2015 at 2:55 pm
I’m writing this article earlier in the week than usual because I am heading out of town for a few days. No, it’s not vacation—it’s continuing education. Like you, I don’t have time to attend training. I don’t have money to waste on training that doesn’t teach me anything new. And yes, I admit my main incentive for signing up for this training was the tri-annual renewal of my CFRE credentials...
