Endowment

With help from outside firm, Barnard's endowment gains surpass national averages

Unlike Columbia, which manages its investments internally, Barnard outsources its investment office to Investure, a firm that provides mid-sized non-profit organizations with investment expertise. The school has been working with Investure since 2006.

By Madina Toure | Dec 7 02:36 am ET

Appraising an educator

Our school financially lags behind the rest of the Ivy League.

By Alan Seltzer | Nov 17 07:27 pm ET

Columbia tops other Ivies in endowment gains for 2011

The University's $7.8 billion endowment has returned 23.6 percent for this fiscal year, surpassing gains made by Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

By Arvin Ahmadi | Oct 13 06:49 pm ET

Students, admins talk endowment at BC

Administrators talked about the challenges of fundraising from recent alumnae.

By Amanda Evans | Mar 29 01:55 am ET

CU increases capital campaign goal to $5 billion

The University decided to increase the fundraising goal by $1 billion after it became clear the original $4 billion goal would be achieved a year ahead of schedule.

By Sammy Roth | Dec 24 01:35 am ET

University’s endowment hits approximately $6.5 billion

Columbia's sitting on an approximately $6.5 billion endowment, and saw 17.3 percent returns.

By Alix Pianin | Sep 16 04:11 am ET

Barnard looks to strengthen alumnae giving, school spirit

Barnard wants its alumnae to give back.

By Sarah Darville | Oct 28 10:37 pm ET

University Senate looks inward

With University President Lee Bollinger out of town, the University Senate discussed H1N1, development, and itself.

By Amber Tunnell | Oct 26 12:20 am ET

Endowing financial freedom

In the long run, by using endowments, clubs can get free rein to do any and all kinds of activities that they want to do without funding limitations. Using those funds these groups can truly make a difference on campus and can even co-sponsor other groups.

By Rajat Roy | Oct 14 06:53 pm ET

Barnard endowment valued at $174 million

Though Barnard's endowment increased since previous announcements, it is relatively puny—and Debora Spar wants to fix that.

By Joy Resmovits | Oct 13 12:36 am ET

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