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.

Appraising an educator

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

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.

Students, admins talk endowment at BC

Administrators talked about the challenges of fundraising from recent alumnae.

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.

University’s endowment hits approximately $6.5 billion

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

Barnard looks to strengthen alumnae giving, school spirit

Barnard wants its alumnae to give back.

University Senate looks inward

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

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.

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.