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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Decatur Decatur has been the school’s president for almost a decade, his tenure having begun in 2013. Under Decatur’s leadership, Kenyon will conclude its most successful fundraising campaign, growing its endowment to over $520 million. Dr. Sean M. It has been a tremendous honor for me to lead this remarkable community over the past 9.5

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year.

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Salovey to Step Down as President of Yale

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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From coach to program coordinator to board member: Celebrating Callie’s long-haul dedication to College Possible

College Forward

In my senior year at Oregon State University in 2013, I met a College Possible representative at a career fair. Like other organizations at that time, we worked on turning past events, like a fundraising trivia night, into a virtual event of the same type.

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King’s College will not close despite staff layoffs and cancelling fall classes

University Business

Its proposed spring fundraiser fell $1.2 million donation in 2013. “The lack of transparency from this administration has lots of students, including myself, questioning the integrity of the school as a whole and the truth of the financial situation,” said sophomore Kayleigh Burrell, according to the Empire State Tribune. million goal.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Leveraging University Traditions in Your Annual Giving Strategy

EAB

Use this to your advantage by crafting compelling fundraising narratives that transport them back to the cherished moments of their college days. Dubbed “Move-In Miami,” this fundraising initiative has become a fundamental tactic of their annual giving program. LEARN MORE DON’T: Rely solely on traditions.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

She also helped the school achieve a historic fundraising milestone with its 2025 Be So BOLD campaign. CNN revealed that Sulmasy, a retired Coast Guard captain, had been accused of engaging in “flirtatious” and “inappropriate” communications with a former cadet in 2013 and verbally harassed another in 2011.