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New Microgrants at U. of Michigan Will Spark Innovative Research
Faculty members who form interdisciplinary teams can apply for quick start-up grants of $20,000 each, giving them the chance to pursue potentially rewarding hunches.
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Stanford Raises $6.2-Billion, a Record for Higher Education
The final tally surpassed the $3.9-billion raised by Yale in a campaign that ended last June. Several other high-goal campaigns are continuing.
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Updates on 28 Capital Campaigns
Columbia University took in $792-million in the last year toward its $5-billion capital campaign, leading the pack among fund raisers.
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Endowments Returned 19.8% Last Year but Have Yet to Recover From 2008 Crisis
The college funds have rebounded since the depths of the stock market, but they still hold just 86 percent of their 2007 value, according to a preliminary report.
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Universities Continue to Increase Start-Ups and Commercialization of Research
The 150 institutions that responded to an annual survey reported licensing and related revenues of just under $1.8-billion last year.
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U. of Michigan Plans to Spend Millions on Global Projects and Tech Start-Ups
To mark its bicentennial, the university plans to put $50-million into efforts at stamping out global problems and $25-million into companies based on professors' research.
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Moody's Sees Decline in Downgrades Despite Rocky Economy
The company has downgraded the credit ratings of 17 colleges so far this year, well below the total it cut in each of the two previous years.
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Higher Education Price Index Climbs to 2.3%, as Utility Costs Rise
The increase was more than double last year's rate and outpaced the rise of the Consumer Price Index.
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Colleges Are Slow to Seek Authorization in Other States, Survey Finds
Many institutions blamed high costs and staffing problems for their failure to submit formal applications to states in which they have enrolled students.
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Enrollments Plunge at Many For-Profit Colleges
The slide has come as some of those institutions curbed their aggressive recruiting practices amid growing pressure from lawmakers.
