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US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they are

  • Written by Todd L. Ely, Associate Professor of Public Administration; Director, Center for Local Government, University of Colorado Denver
imageProspective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington in 2013.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

With the Trump administration seeking to cut federal funding for colleges and universities, you might be wondering whether the endowments of these institutions of higher education might be able to fill those gaps. Todd L. Ely, a professor of...

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