Univ. justifies investment strategies 3.04.09
The stewards of the University’s endowment stood by their investment strategy in an annual report released Tuesday.
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Hard times, part 2 of 3: Downturn to affect University funds 11.20.08
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The boom years are over. As reports of plunging endowments and vanishing student loans sweep across the world of higher education, Yale is well-positioned to weather the economic crisis, administrators responsible for the University’s budget said. But they, too, are feeling the strain of the recession on the University’s sources of income.
Alumni mount campaign for Swensen’s name on new college 4.18.08
At a bash three years ago in honor of David Swensen’s 20th year at the helm of the Yale endowment, a curious bar chart showed the giving of several of Yale’s most generous donors. There were the Harknesses, memorialized on Yale’s most popular classroom building, at $128 million. The Sterlings, of library fame, came in at $151 million, topped by the Beineckes at $263...
Yale asks for extension on endowment report 2.29.08
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University President Richard Levin has garnered headlines in recent years for reaching out to China. Now, according to news reports, Yale will own a part of it — or at least part of its state-owned railroad.
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High interest rates cue Univ. lender’s lawsuit 11.27.07
A Massachusetts developer has sued Yale and a financial lender backed by the University, accusing the lender of proffering a high-interest loan in violation of a Massachusetts law aimed at mobsters and other racketeers who force high rates on borrowers with the threat of violence.
Swensen’s raise tops $1 million 11.15.07
Yale Investments Office czar David Swensen GRD ’80 received a $1.1 million raise in 2005, increasing his salary to more than three times that of University President Richard Levin, according to Yale’s most recent federal tax filings. Swensen, who earned $2.7 million, was among three Yale employees with a paycheck over $1 million. Levin’s 2005 salary of $869,000 was only...
Univ. receives B+ in sustainability survey 10.26.07
Some environmentalists are challenging Yale to put its money where its mouth is. In a report released this week, the Sustainable Endowments Institute awarded the University a B+ in an evaluation of the 200 richest North American universities’ sustainability practices. Yale earned the same mark it did last year and trails six schools that earned an A-, including Harvard...
Endowment is up 28 percent 9.27.07
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