What Does the Billionaire Donor Revolt at Ivy League Schools Mean for Higher Ed Philanthropy?

What Does the Billionaire Donor Revolt at Ivy League Schools Mean for Higher Ed Philanthropy?

Affluent donors have threatened to withhold support to protest school administrators’ responses to the Israel-Hamas war, among other related issues. We dig into its potential implications for the field.

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In the Battle for Academic Firepower, Another Big Gift to Recruit Superstar Faculty

In the Battle for Academic Firepower, Another Big Gift to Recruit Superstar Faculty

In an increasingly competitive higher ed landscape, donors are ramping up support for universities' efforts to recruit "superstar" professors. We dig into a recent gift to Wharton from a Wall Street billionaire.

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Faithful Patron: How a Private Equity Veteran Thinks About His Campus Giving

Faithful Patron: How a Private Equity Veteran Thinks About His Campus Giving

Marc J. Leder went to Penn on student loans, and hasn’t forgotten the school that gave him his start. We talk with Leder about his recent seven-figure gifts to his alma mater and his philanthropic mission overall.

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