Web of Family Ties Can Inspire College Donations, Study Finds

In a study of alumni giving, two economists found that an array of family connections to a college can trigger years of generosity. The report could complicate the debate over legacy preferences in college admissions.

Full-text article by Peter Schmidt is available via The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7.8.09.

I'm Going to Harvard. Will You Sponsor Me?

Unithrive, a nonprofit site that is the brainchild of three Harvard graduates and which made its debut last month, matches alumni lenders and cash-strapped students, who post photographs and biographical information and can request loans up to $2,000.

Full-text article by Allen Salkin is available via The New York Times, 6.12.09.

Generosity of Alumni Continues in Recession

Colleges and universities, which have seen their endowments skid with the economy, are finding they still can count on the loyalty of alumni.

Full-text article by Karen Kapsidelis available via The News & Advance, 12.9.08.

Donations Are Up, But Not From Alumni

The Council for Aid to Education is releasing a report today that documents the "success of colleges in attracting support from alumni, other individuals, businesses and foundations" as well as some trends that could cause concern such a decline in alumni giving. The report expands on some explanations for this decline, including "a number of which are based on demographics and technology, not changing attitudes among alumni."

Read more of this February 20, 2008 article from Inside Higher Ed.