The nation’s wealthiest colleges saddling poorest students with debt

By Stefanie Botelho. New York University is among the country’s wealthiest schools. Backed by its $3.5B endowment as well as its considerable fundraising prowess, the school has built campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai financed by foreign governments, is investing billions in SoHo real estate, and given its star faculty loans to buy summer homes. More...