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PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time To Have A Serious Conversation About Academic Philanthropy

Michael Bloomberg’s huge gift to Johns Hopkins could be a discussion kickstarter. Read more in this essay from Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ January 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Detroit Free Press Raises Questions About U. of Michigan’s Endowment

Why isn’t the university doing more to help today’s students? Read more here.
by Future U/ February 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: He/She Is A Really Important Person On Campus

It’s likely you don’t even know this person’s name. It’s the endowment portfolio manager. Big money seeks reasonable returns with a lot …
by Future U/ November 7, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Universities, Overinvested in Hedge Funds, Aren’t Practicing What They Preach

For what universities stand and what hedge funds do…a glaring disconnect. Read more in a new article from The Nation.
by Future U/ March 10, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Why Are Smaller Collegiate Endowments Outperforming Larger Endowments?

On average, about 60% of big-scale endowments are “invested” in alternative options, such as hedge funds and private equity. Many smaller endowments don’t …
by Future U/ February 26, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Hedge Funds and University Endowments: Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should

Campus activists need to ramp up the dialogue about the disconnect between the purpose of higher education and the purpose …
by Future U/ February 17, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: How Much Is Too Much? Hedge Funds and Higher Education Endowments

Read more here. Close to our home: “Michigan State University, with its $2.3 billion endowment, said its hedge fund allocation …
by Future U/ February 12, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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