By . Program expansion was among the short-term changes attempted by the school, which even tried selling a building, which it then leased back. The new system it will be a part of, Arist, is funded by German media firm Bertelsmann and has investment from University Ventures Fund. For a college or university, the idea behind becoming a benefit corporation is that an institution's social mission remains protected and it remains publicly accountable while also taking private funding. More...