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Harvard’s $34 Billion Endowment Not Immune to Financial Crisis
12 November 08 06:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Harvard University’s whopping $34 billion endowment is declining in the current economic crisis, and the hits could keep coming, wrote university president, Drew Gilpin Faust , in a recent e-mail sent to students and employees (“ A Sober Message From Read More...

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Colleges With Highest Tuition Wary of Economic Downturn
05 November 08 05:57 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

After years of ranking among the nation’s top five most expensive schools, Sarah Lawrence College — a private, liberal arts school in Bronxville, New York with a tuition price tag of more than $53,000 a year — is now the priciest school in America, beating Read More...

Filed under: College Board, college endowments, college loans, college tuition hike, economic downturn, financial aid, George Washington University, Harvard University, Karen Lawrence, New York University, NextStudent, private colleges, Sarah Lawrence College, student loans

Rockefeller Gives $100 Million to Harvard
29 April 08 04:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently, Harvard University alumnus David Rockefeller, announced that he will be giving his alma mater the single largest gift from a former student ever, writes Stephanie Strom of The New York Times , (“ Rockefeller Gives Harvard $100 Million ,” April Read More...

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