Tag: Fundraising: Page 23

Students

With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation

Online alumnus’ $4 million donation calls attention to the need for colleges and universities to tailor giving messages for online graduates who have a different experience and sense of engagement than traditional students.

October 17, 2010

African-American

Fisk Proposes Revisions in Plan To Sell Interest in Stieglitz Art Collection

Fisk University and the Arkansas-based Crystal Bridges Museum have dotted the “i’s” and crossed the “t’s” on a major revision of their plan that gives Fisk $30 million cash in exchange for selling Crystal Bridges 50 percent ownership of Fisk’s prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of art and photographs and giving the museum considerable control over the future of the collection.

October 10, 2010

Students

Former Texas Public School Teacher Leaves Millions to UT-San Antonio

An elementary school teacher who became inspired to help low-income students finish college when she heard them lament about rising costs has left the bulk of her estate — estimated at $22 million — to the University of Texas at San Antonio for scholarships.

October 7, 2010

African-American

Perspective: Leadership Steps for Bold Change at HBCUs

Rewriting the narrative of HBCUs requires a transformation in the behaviors and culture of many of these institutions.

September 28, 2010

HBCUs

Donors May Balk at College Giving, If Fisk Prevails With Art Sale

Financially troubled Fisk University’s battle to raise badly needed cash by winning court approval to sell part ownership in its priceless art collection could hurt the school’s overall fundraising efforts and those of other colleges across the nation, say college fundraising experts around the country.

September 28, 2010

Home

Mississippi’s Public Universities Increase Private Fundraising

Alumni groups at some of Mississippi’s public universities are ramping up their private fundraising in hopes of decreasing the impact of state budget cuts.

September 13, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Shaw University Announces New President

A historically Black college in North Carolina’s capital city has named its first female president.

September 9, 2010

Sports

First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director

The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at Army.

September 6, 2010

Community Colleges

Missouri College Challenge: Lose Weight, Collect $1M

An anonymous donor has promised to give $1 million to a Missouri women’s college if school employees collectively shed at least 250 pounds by the end of the year.

August 23, 2010

Students

Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing

Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.

August 23, 2010

Sports

Ga. State Starts New Program in Tough Economy

Georgia State is one of six institutions, including South Alabama and Notre Dame College, launching football programs this year, amid a tough fundraising environment.

August 22, 2010

African-American

Fisk Should Be Relieved of Responsibility to Art Collection, Judge Says

Citing Fisk’s financial woes, court calls for a new plan to keep the Stieglitz Collection in Nashville under different management.

August 22, 2010