Alumni

New Trustees Seek To Help Penn State Heal

Former Penn State defensive back Adam Taliaferro inspired fans and alumni after he recovered from a spinal cord injury on the football field so serious that doctors once feared he would never walk again.

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AP via The San Francisco Chronicle

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UC Alumnus Pushes Tuition-Freeze Plan At California Colleges

A proposed state constitutional amendment would freeze tuition at UC, Cal State and community colleges at the levels students paid when they first enrolled.

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The Los Angeles Times

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Maine College President to Climb 28 Mountains

College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins is pledging to climb all the mountain peaks in Acadia National Park today to raise money for the Bar Harbor school.

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AP via MPNB

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In Wake Of Sandusky Scandal, Penn State Football Will Try To Stay The Course

Ten weeks before the debut of Bill O'Brien as Penn State's head football coach, the sun shone brilliantly Saturday on Beaver Stadium.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Carroll U Gets $4 Million Bequest

Gift will be used in university's health sciences programs

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Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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Unabomber Updates Harvard University Alumni Book

Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids -- Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.

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AP via The Boston Globe

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Deepening the Donor Pool

Feature

Opportunities open up with the donor-advised funds giving trend

Eileen R. Heisman

University Business, June 2012

Americans are increasingly choosing donor-advised funds (DAFs) as their preferred charitable giving vehicle. They have become the fastest growing vehicle in philanthropy, outnumbering private foundations by more than two-to-one. In 2010 (the most recent available data), grantmaking from DAFs totaled more than $6.1 billion, according to the “2011 Donor-Advised Fund Report” from National Philanthropic Trust.

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Campus CFO

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Donation Pleas Are Preceding Diplomas

University alumni groups have always eagerly welcomed new grads to their loyal ranks.

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Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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Michigan Goes Hard After Student Loan Defaulters

Former college students in the eastern half of Michigan get hauled into federal court for defaulting on their student loans at 10 times the rate of the national average.

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Bridge Magazine