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How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It’s all about the alumni

University Business

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. Two things: persistence and alumni. Yet the potential to connect with alumni continues to grow. What makes them so successful?

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The early days of her presidency were not without bumpy moments and naysayers, including alumni who objected to a president not of the university’s founding faith and others who questioned having a woman president, but as she retires in August of this year after a remarkable 12 years, she leaves a legacy in terms of student support and diversity.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015. Alumni aren’t receiving perceived reciprocal value from their alma mater nor bought into why their dollars matter. Stand alone tuition and fees increases? Trying to increase giving?

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Written by the class of 2015, the letter urged university leadership to remove Muhl from her position. Allegheny College’s Ron Cole earned a five-year contract following a record $19 million fundraising year and his strategic planning, which impressed the college’s governing body.

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Can Connecticut College's embattled president hang on?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students first occupied Fanning Hall, where Bergeron’s office is located, last month after Rodmon King, the dean of institutional equity and inclusion, resigned in protest of the college’s decision to hold a fundraiser at the Everglades Club in Florida, which has a famously discriminatory past. King resigned on Feb.