Over on NPR’s excellent blog Planet Money, Caitlin Kenney writes that public universities all over the country are struggling to find ways to cut their costs in the face of the economic downturn:
Universities around the country are bracing for massive cuts as states rethink their shrinking budgets. In preparation for expected budget cuts, many are [...]
In its annual joke issue, The Daily Princetonian reports on the University’s latest international investment:
Following significant endowment losses in 2008, the University will be investing in a joint venture with Somali pirates, Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) president Andrew Golden said in an interview Friday.
However, they save the best for last. As seen in [...]
My term as news director here at WPRB is winding down but I thought I would take a moment to go over some of the changes that we’re planning for our coverage in the coming months.
First, the very qualified Nikki Leon, who many of you will recognize as this year’s host and voice of Discourse [...]
By Sebastian Jones
WPRB News
This morning Shirley Tilghman, the President of Princeton University, sent an e-mail to students and staff with an “update on Princeton’s response to the economic downturn”, spelling out some of the losses the university’s endowment has suffered.
According to Tilghman, by late October, “the University’s endowment had declined by 11%, based upon our [...]
