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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Blogs Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do The first two decades of the 21st century have already witnessed several major disruptions with significant economic impacts, from three recessions to the pandemic to today’s hiring crisis. But there are also significant risks to halting solicitations altogether.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

million fundraising effort provided by over one thousand donations saved the school from closing last spring. Aside the usual culprits ailing small private universities, administrative leaders also cited issues with last year’s FAFSA rollout, NBC Philadelphia reports. A record $1.5 Year founded: 1997 Wells College (N.Y.)

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds.

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Iowa Wesleyan University Will Close - Josh Moody,, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds.

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Lesley Faculty Vote No Confidence in President—Again

Confessions of a Community College Dean

private university’s 167 faculty members with full-time or prorated faculty contracts. “We had to get us operating within our means,” Ferris said. “So that very much felt like code for pending layoffs.” ” Ferris said the assembly includes the Cambridge, Mass., Lesley doesn’t offer tenure.

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Presidential Evaluations: How University Boards Strengthen Oversight: Structured evaluations strengthen governance, accountability, and institutional success

The Change Leader, Inc.

Alumni, on the other hand, may offer feedback on institutional reputation or fundraising efforts, providing a more holistic view of the institutions performance. One institution we worked with had the reputation of the board being isolated and out of touch with the institutions faculty, staff, and students.

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President moves: New hires abound, 1 retires following a 20-year stint

University Business

University of New Haven President Jens Frederiksen (Source: University of New Haven) The University of New Haven has bestowed some lofty expectations on its incoming president, Jens Frederiksen, after his recent success at Fisk University in Tennessee.