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	Campus Finances
8 Vote for this story	In Europe, Fund-Raising Lessons From Americans
	posted: 16 hours ago		source: nytimes.com
	It’s tailgating season, when alumni gather in stadium parking lots to enjoy impromptu picnics, cheer on the college team — and fend off requests for donations. But try telling Andrew Hamilton, Oxford University’s affable vice chancellor, that part of his difficulty in raising money may stem from the...
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8 Vote for this story	College enrollment numbers tricky to predict
	posted: 16 hours ago		source: minnesota.publicradio.org
	St. Paul, Minn. — Tuesday marks the first day of classes at several colleges in the state, including the University of Minnesota. This can be a nerve-wracking time for college officials, who will soon find out if they hit their enrollment targets. Too few students can mean revenue shortfalls. Too...
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	Campus Finances
8 Vote for this story	The Latest Stay-in-School Tool for College Students: Facebook
	posted: 16 hours ago		source: chronicle.com
	You’re in the middle of writing a 10-page term paper, it’s 11 p.m., and there’s no end in sight. Looks like it’s time for Facebook. That ever-beckoning distraction has led some people to see the combination of the popular social network and studying as an academic disaster. However, a recently...
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	Campus Finances
44 Vote for this story	Colleges see prospective donors among new students
	posted: Aug 30th		source: google.com
	The drill for new college students remains pretty consistent: grab a campus map, buy some overpriced textbooks, save those quarters for laundry and don't forget to call home. On a growing number of campuses, first-year students are hearing another message. Please give. Not for tuition, but instead...
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	Campus Finances
44 Vote for this story	Making Your Campaign Successful
	posted: Aug 30th		source: academicimpressions.com
	Meeting campaign goals in this economy remains a challenge, and recent news emphasizes how few institutions are exceeding campaign goals this year (a very different story than in 2007-08). Many institutions are just barely meeting their goals:
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	Campus Finances
31 Vote for this story	Christian higher education not spared from recession’s impact
	posted: Aug 30th		source: baptiststandard.com
	God makes rain fall on the just and the unjust, Jesus said. Similarly, recession makes market prices fall, affecting endowments of Christian higher education and secular universities alike. United States and Canadian schools suffered an average 23 percent drop in the market value of their...
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	Campus Finances
39 Vote for this story	New Tactic in Aid Arms Race
	posted: Aug 30th		source: insidehighered.com
	In an unusual way, some of the ideals of the Overlap Group may be returning -- but in a significantly different form from the meetings of elite private colleges that ended after the Justice Department started an antitrust investigation into its practices in 1989. At least part of the momentum for...
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	Campus Finances
77 Vote for this story	Over the Top
	posted: Aug 19th		source: insidehighered.com
	In the spring of 2008, there was an electric mood at Colby College. A capital campaign that had gone public three years earlier was going better than anyone at Colby had planned. Indeed, trustees had already recalibrated expectations, moving the goal from $235 million to $370 million in the wake of...
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64 Vote for this story	Moody's Warns Nonprofit Colleges They Could Be Next
	posted: Aug 16th		source: insidehighered.com
	Officials at nonprofit colleges may be enjoying the rough ride that their for-profit counterparts are getting from lawmakers and federal regulators, but they shouldn't get too cocky -- they could be next, Moody's Investors Service warned Thursday. In a "special comment" report, which is...
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	Campus Finances
60 Vote for this story	Encouraging a Higher Giving Rate from Young Alumni
	posted: Aug 16th		source: academicimpressions.com
	Recent news highlighted successes in cultivating young alumni engagement and giving at Claremont McKenna College -- including an increase in the college's 10-year average giving rate, up to 45% in 2010, from 38% in 2009 and 39% in 2008. Given the benefits of moving young alumni into the donor...
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	Campus Finances
69 Vote for this story	Academic Bankruptcy
	posted: Aug 16th		source: nytimes.com
	WITH the academic year about to begin, colleges and universities, as well as students and their parents, are facing an unprecedented financial crisis. What we’ve seen with California’s distinguished state university system — huge cutbacks in spending and a 32 percent rise in tuition — is likely to...
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	Campus Finances
110 Vote for this story	At U. of Iowa, Recruitment Success Has Its Perils
	posted: Aug 6th		source: nytimes.com
	Like an airline overselling a flight, the University of Iowa extended admission this year to several thousand more applicants than it could accommodate on campus in this fall’s freshman class. While nearly every university overbooks each year, relying on sophisticated algorithms that predict just...
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	Campus Finances
138 Vote for this story	College housing woes rise with enrollment
	posted: Aug 6th		source: suburbanchicagonews.com
	Amber Bell was delighted -- as most parents would be -- when her stepson enrolled in the freshman class at Aurora University with a partial scholarship in hand. But the central Illinois woman wasn't nearly as excited when the family received word her stepson may not have a dorm room when he shows...
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	Campus Finances
82 Vote for this story	A New Web Database Tracks College Spending
	posted: Aug 6th		source: chronicle.com
	Understanding how colleges spend money just got a lot easier, thanks to a new Web-based database from the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability. The Web tool builds on data from the Department of Education to track the spending and revenue sources of 2,300...
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	Campus Finances
129 Vote for this story	Fewer Americans See College as Good Investment
	posted: Jul 26th		source: blogs.wsj.com
	As the price of higher education continues to rise through a shaky economic recovery, fewer Americans are considering college a good investment, especially compared to other needs for savings.
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	Campus Finances
105 Vote for this story	Most Public Colleges Face Budget Cut Threats in 2011
	posted: Jul 19th		source: usnews.com
	As signs of a tentative economic rebound hearten students and parents in states such as North Dakota and Arkansas, continuing high unemployment and state budget crises could lead to funding cuts to public colleges and universities in Nevada, Louisiana, Illinois, and many other states. Unless...
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	Campus Finances
118 Vote for this story	Study puts economic impact of private colleges at $16.1 billion in Pennsylvania, $1.2 billion from local institutions
	posted: Jul 16th		source: mcall.com
	It's not unusual to find college students sipping coffee and downing bagels with cream cheese at Johnny's Bagels on Main Street in Bethlehem. Moravian College undergrads are a small but dependable part of owner John Zohir's regular clientele at the popular downtown eatery, but head over the Fahy...
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	Campus Finances
120 Vote for this story	News Analysis: Higher-Education Misperceptions, Myths, and the Media
	posted: Jul 16th		source: chronicle.com
	A New York Times headline that appeared late last week was shocking: "Colleges Spend More on Recreation Than Class." It also wasn't true. The Times corrected it, but not before other outlets picked up the story. And even the resulting story, with the new headline "Share of College...
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	Campus Finances
112 Vote for this story	Public cash fills private need
	posted: Jul 9th		source: newsobserver.com
	Though he went to a private college, Keith Woodard still got a financial boost from North Carolina taxpayers as he worked his way to an English degree. Now, the recent Mount Olive College graduate says he couldn't have done it without the state's help. Woodard, who is from Princeton, was one of...
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	Campus Finances
101 Vote for this story	For-Profits Buying Nonprofits: Salvation or Suicide?
	posted: Jul 9th		source: chronicle.com
	Last March, Dana College announced its intent to be acquired by a for-profit institution. Recently the transaction failed, however, because Dana's proposed incarnation as a for-profit was unable to secure accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges...
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