Presidents of small colleges bank on fund raising to survive

Presidents of small colleges bank on fund raising to survive

This past fall, not long after learning that this year's budget would be lower than last year's by about 10 percent, or $1.5 million, Davis & Elkins College got a welcome surprise from its president, G.T. Smith, known to everyone here as Buck: A longtime trustee and his family's f...

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Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2016-02, Vol.62 (22), p.A9
Main Author: Biemiller, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Budgets
College presidents
College students
Colleges & universities
Donations
Educational aspects
Finance
Fund raising
Learning
Practice
United States
Universities and colleges
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Summary:This past fall, not long after learning that this year's budget would be lower than last year's by about 10 percent, or $1.5 million, Davis & Elkins College got a welcome surprise from its president, G.T. Smith, known to everyone here as Buck: A longtime trustee and his family's foundation had just pledged $25 million to the 800-student college.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362