The Chronicle of Higher Education | Topics http://chronicle.com/section/Topics/59/ Topics Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:25:04 EST <![CDATA[Loyola University Chicago Receives Gift Valued at $50-Million]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49373/ http://chronicle.com/article/Loyola-University-Chicago/49373/ The donation includes a mansion and gardens on nearly 100 acres near Chicago, plus cash for scholarships and a new campus building.

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:00:00 EST
<![CDATA[College Campaigns Meet Monetary Goals, Despite Bad Economy]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49203/ http://chronicle.com/article/College-Campaigns-Meet/49203/ But fund drives that started before the recession are collecting more in gifts and pledges each month than those that began later.

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST
<![CDATA[Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 33 Universities]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49047/ http://chronicle.com/article/Updates-on-Billion-Dollar/49047/ The universities collected a total of $324.1-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available.

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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST
<![CDATA[Amherst College Receives 2 Gifts Worth a Total of $125-Million]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49031/ http://chronicle.com/article/Amherst-College-Receives-2/49031/ The college plans to use the money for financial aid, faculty hiring and support, and upgrading the campus's infrastructure.

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[One University Removes Tavis Smiley's Name From Building as Another Adds It]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48935/ http://chronicle.com/article/One-University-Removes-Tavis/48935/ After a dispute over an unpaid pledge at Texas Southern University, the broadcaster makes a naming gift at Indiana University at Bloomington.

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Top Fund Raisers in 'Philanthropy 400' See Bleak Prospects]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48932/ http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Fund-Raisers-in/48932/ Giving to colleges and charitable organizations is expected to drop this year and rebound only slightly in 2010, a survey by The Chronicle of Philanthropy found.

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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[The Cost of Raising Money]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48831/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Cost-of-Raising-Money/48831/ Questions over how to pay for the University of Connecticut's fund raising highlight the difficulties colleges face in this economy.

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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Chart: On the Trail of the Mystery Gifts]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48859/ http://chronicle.com/article/Chart-On-the-Trail-of-the/48859/ Over the past year or so, 20 colleges have received a total of more than $100-million in anonymous donations that probably came from one mystery donor. The chart  shows how much money each institution received, how much institutions have already spent, and how many students have benefited.

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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:25:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Mystery Gifts Help Thousands of Students Get Through College]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48836/ http://chronicle.com/article/Mystery-Gifts-Help-Thousands/48836/ An anonymous donor's largess has let colleges provide financial support ranging from $100 in book money to four years of tuition.

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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 32 Institutions]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48701/ http://chronicle.com/article/Updates-on-Billion-Dollar/48701/ The 32 universities collected a total of $244-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available.

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Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EDT
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