By Janet Lorin. Harvard’s haul, the largest ever in higher education, represents more than the entire endowments of all but about 70 U.S. colleges. Stanford came in No. 2, with $928 million, its third-biggest total, according to a survey by the New York-based Council for Aid to Education, which tracks university giving. Read more...

By Lenore Sobota. Fundraising and building endowments have long been part of the financial strategy for private colleges and universities. But largely stagnant state resources have increased their importance for public universities as they try to hold down tuition costs, maintain access and leverage state dollars. More...

By Michael Neibauer. George Washington University has formally launched the largest fundraising campaign in its 200-year history, seeking $1 billion to boost its academic, development and financial aid efforts.
And the school, the largest institution of higher education in the District, is already more than halfway to its goal.
The campaign began its “quiet phase” in July 2011, and has since raised $525 million from 45,000-plus donors. More...

By Chloé Sorvino. A yacht docking at a National Harbor resort will take trustees and donors to the estate of the University’s namesake June 20, where they will celebrate the formal launch of GW’s first $1 billion fundraising campaign.
At the Mount Vernon estate, hundreds of attendees will clink champagne glasses as top officials reveal the details of the landmark campaign they have carefully planned over the past three years, according to documents obtained by The Hatchet. More...