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"Nice to see someone in the DC inner circle who is not so absorbed in self-importance. At least she is doing something unrelated to the usual DC politics. Hopefully, this means she will retain a better understanding of life 'outside' the beltway. Given their past behavior, the DC socio-political elite will probably sneer (at least in private) at her for doing this. I know very little about her, but she has already gone up in my estimation." -- CW
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Past Recessions Suggest Current Downturn Will Bring Permanent Cuts in State Funds
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October 31, 2008
NYU Sets Record With $3.1-Billion Campaign
After raising $3.075-billion, New York University has claimed the top spot on the list of biggest completed fund-raising campaigns.
But the Violets may not keep that perch for long. Several other universities are in the midst of $3-billion-plus campaigns, and the Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University have each raised more than $3.3-billion in campaigns that remain in progress, according to a Chronicle database.
“The Campaign for NYU,” which had a goal of $2.5-billion, ended on August 31 after seven years. It broke a record held by the University of California at Los Angeles, which raised $3-billion in a campaign that ended in 2005.
Like other colleges that have finished major campaigns, NYU isn’t slowing down its fund raising, despite the troubled economy and Wall Street meltdown. The university is now running a mini-campaign to raise $400-million in five years for financial aid for needy students.
The recently completed “Campaign for NYU” had a goal of raising $625-million for student aid. By the campaign’s end, about 60 percent of that amount — $376-million— had been donated for that cause, according to a university news release. —Kathryn Masterson
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The numbers are large but the student aid goal is the key. NYU and other independent universities will decline if they do not attract students who are able but not able to afford the high tujition bill. There needs to be more of this kind of campaign….when I was Vice Chancellor of NYU this was always a struggle-Arnold Goren
— Prof. Arnold L. Goren Nov 3, 11:22 AM #
I beleive Stanford has raised $3.9B to-date with 3 years remaining on its $4.3B campaign!
— Jane Stanford Nov 7, 02:42 PM #