Dating Scene: Which of the Emerging Philanthropists Are Making Campus Gifts?
Sorry, campus fundraisers: some of today's new rich people are just not into you and your Ivory Tower thing. Fortunately, others are totally your type. Here's how to tell who's who.
View ArticleHow Will This Donor's Gift Propel a Liberal Arts School to the "Next Level of...
Imagine a future where liberal arts universities collectively conclude that the best way to make a "bold statement" is by commissioning ambitious and expensive capital projects. Makes you feel a little...
View ArticleAdvocates: This Couple Again Stands Up For Temple Law
Temple University recently received a gift to support a scholarship initiative within its law school. The couple behind the gift are steady patrons of Temple. We take a look.
View ArticleAnother Story of Gratitude: Behind A Large Gift At This Indiana School
DePauw University recently received a $20 million gift from a couple that has long had ties to the university. Gratitude plays a key role in this story.
View ArticleInchworm Philanthropy: A Quick Look at Another Campus Arts Give
We've come across a number of generous gifts supporting the arts at small colleges as of late. (Who said STEM ruled?) This latest one, to Hamilton College, has some interesting elements.
View ArticleA Historic Gift in Southern California Gives Teachers a Much-Needed Boost
In an age where teachers are overworked, micromanaged, and underpaid, this alumni donor remains bullish on the profession. After all, what's the alternative?
View ArticleYoung Alum Chemistry: The Elements of a Major Campus Gift
A recent $10 million gift to the University of Florida for science is a good reminder that younger alumni can be an important source of campus cash. Here are our takeaways.
View ArticleDeeply Rooted: The Donors Behind A Campus Renovation Gift
The University of Oregon recently received a $7 million gift to renovate its original science building. The wealthy family behind the gift has strong multigenerational ties to the region and the...
View Article"A Pressing Global Issue." Behind a Diasporic Studies Gift at SF State
San Francisco State University recently received a $5 million gift from alumna Neda Nobari to establish the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies. This isn't the first time this kind of gift has been...
View ArticleThe Donor Behind Another Campus Entrepreneurship Gift
As we've said before, bolstering entrepreneurship on college campuses is of great interest to a certain set of funders. We examine the background of another donor, Robert Burgess, who recently gave big...
View ArticleNurse Your Money: A Big Gift Supports Nursing Scholarships
Big philanthropic splashes can come from unexpected sources, even a midwestern farmer who lived a modest lifestyle and left a $3 million estate gift for Goshen College in Indiana. We examine this...
View ArticleThis Historic Campus Gift Is Yesterday's News. Which Is Exactly the Point
We've reported lately on some impressive gifts flow to the liberal arts space, but we've never seen a gift of this magnitude earmarked towards the field of history. What's the big takeaway here?
View ArticleTrain an Eye on the Lessons of This Campus Gift
We've written about the ways in which campus giving sometimes happens in an escalating fashion. Today, we track a family who funded a professorship last decade, and now, is doubling down.
View ArticleAllegheny Boosters: The Couple Behind a Big Campus Gift
The Tippie family has strongly supported University of Iowa, and other interests in America's heartland. But Pat Tippie's alma mater Allegheny College has also received millions, including a recent $7...
View ArticleThe Surprising Source of a $4 Million Campus Gift
We've reported often on the unexpected source of campus giving that university professors and other faculty members can provide. Still, even we were surprised by this gift.
View ArticleWe Haven't Seen This for a While: Big Campus Cash for Urban Planning
Here's a surprising fact: The Atlanta BeltLine, a new transportation and economic development effort that brings together railways, trails, greenspace, housing and art, began as a master's thesis...
View ArticleAn International Connection: How Yale Law Landed a Big $30 Million Gift
Whether it's Chinese language courses in elementary schools or Hollywood producing films with the Chinese market in mind, the Western world has its eye toward China. Academia and policy institutions...
View ArticleAnother Donor Gives Big to Bolster Campus Entrepreneurship
Gifts for entrepreneurship on campus have been coming fast, a trend we've highlighted at IP in recent months. In one gift I wrote about, billionaire couple Robert and Janice McNair gave $8 million to...
View ArticleBehind a Policy Gift to a Top Business School
Another day, another policy gift on campus. There's been a bunch of them lately, coming at a time when U.S. political parties are being upended, wars are raging on multiple continents, and the world is...
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The Color of Alumni Money Is Changing: Behind a Campus Scholarship Gift
The enrollment of students of color in higher ed institutions has not risen nearly as much as many would like in the past few decades, but the increases have still been significant. Around 20 percent...
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