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These Colleges Received the Most in Gifts Last Year
Posted on 10/29/15 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 10/29/15 at 7:38 pm
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Total private giving to institutions of higher education, public and private, grew again in 2014, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy 400 project, which tracks giving to the 400 largest nonprofit organizations in the United States. Over all, giving to groups in the survey in 2014 rose 5.1 percent from the previous year.
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Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:21 pm to EKG
Thanks for posting.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:56 pm to EKG
Despite those donations I feel as though our school is not striving to improve academically in the past 5 years as they had from 2000-2010. I would say we are slightly trending downward.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 9:02 pm to EKG
Didn't tu just shuffle a bunch of money pledged in previous years for the teaching hospital?
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:44 pm to Warrior Poet
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Despite those donations I feel as though our school is not striving to improve academically in the past 5 years as they had from 2000-2010. I would say we are slightly trending downward.
That's why they hired washingtons president. He's the real deal.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 11:49 pm to Nguyening
A university president is only as effective as the system chancellor, board of regents, and major donors will allow him or her to be.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:11 am to Warrior Poet
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A university president is only as effective as the system chancellor, board of regents, and major donors will allow him or her to be.
It's definitely not a one man show by any means. The hire itself says something about the direction/goal though, does it not?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 5:45 am to Nguyening
I sure hope so
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:44 am to Warrior Poet
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donations I feel as though our school is not striving to improve academically in the past 5 years as they had from 2000-2010. I would say we are slightly trend
I feel the same way sadly
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:15 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
But hey, at least we can say we have a shite ton of students.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:21 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
What about adding a law school?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:21 am to TexasAg13
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But hey, at least we can say we have a shite ton of students
It's getting out of control IMO
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:40 am to Old Sarge
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What about adding a law school?
Improvement, yes, but its ranked 149th behind Tech, Baylor, SMU, UH & tu in US News.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:44 am to Farmer1906
C'mon, that's where it was when we bought it. Do you really think we aren't going to take it up significantly?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:46 am to Old Sarge
Over time, but I don't think it'll ever be top 50. I just don't give A&M a ton of credit for buying a bad law school.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:47 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
I feel like Sharpe simply wants to go from growth's sake. Not sure if the state has told us we have to accommodate x number of students, but I feel the student body growth isn't healthy. Dilutes the quality of the university.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:59 am to TexasAg13
I am fine with the growth as long as there is still a demand and we are not lower the standards.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 9:03 am to TexasAg13
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but I feel the student body growth isn't healthy. Dilutes the quality of the university.
I feel the same way. I'm usually not one of those "rabble rabble I hate change" people but the school seemed enormous when I was there and it was like 45-50k students. When we approach 70k will it even feel like a school anymore?
I feel like setting goals based strictly on enrollment, like the one I've seen for the engineering school, is not the right type of goal to set. Especially for a department that has a sterling reputation.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 9:17 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
When I was there in the centennial year there were 32K students. The school announced that of everybody who had ever attended A&M in 100 years, 25% of them were currently enrolled.
And they seem determined to match that.
And they seem determined to match that.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 10:27 am to Farmer1906
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Over time, but I don't think it'll ever be top 50. I just don't give A&M a ton of credit for buying a bad law school.
Well good law schools never come up for sale
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