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UCF Sustainability Initiatives
- University of Central Florida (FL)
At Sustainability Initiatives, we seek to create an environment where ideas are freely shared, partnerships are formed and solutions are uncovered in the pursuit of environmental, economic and social sustainability ...
- Posted April 25, 2016
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Commonfund Study of Responsible Investing: A Survey of Endowments and Their Affiliated Foundations
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (DC)
- National Association of College & University Business Officers (NACUBO) (DC)
Commonfund Institute, NACUBO and AGB survey builds upon the 2014 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments by delving in to responsible investing practices, policies and portfolio strategies. Topics covered include:
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Defining responsible ...
- Posted April 8, 2016
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Pulling Up the Higher-Ed Ladder: Myth and Reality in the Crisis of College Affordability
This brief attempts to pinpoint the cause(s) of spiraling tuition by taking a deep dive into public university revenue and spending data from the National Center for Education Statistics ...
- Posted March 31, 2016
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The Debt Divide: The Racial and Class Bias Behind the “New Normal” of Student Borrowing
This report, The Debt Divide, provides a comprehensive look at how the “new normal” of debt-financed college impacts the whole pipeline of decision-making related to college. This includes, whether to ...
- Posted March 13, 2016
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The Student Debt Crisis
- Center for American Progress (DC)
Higher education is an integral part of the American Dream. But today more and more young people increasingly have to finance their education through student loans. In the past three ...
- Posted March 13, 2016
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The Student Debt Review: Analyzing the State of Undergraduate Student Borrowing
Student debt is not a new concern. But it is a complex story, the details of which vary greatly depending on the type of college a student attends, and the ...
- Posted March 13, 2016
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Intentionally Designed Endowments Primer
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
The Intentionally Designed Endowments Primer was developed to help endowment stakeholders establish a baseline understanding of the key issues related to aligning investment practices with institutional mission and values. It ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Greening the Bottom Line: The Trend toward Green Revolving Funds on Campus
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
In collaboration with AASHE and 10 other partner organizations, this Sustainable Endowments Institute publication highlights current trends based on a 2010 survey of green revolving funds that included 52 institutions ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Student Green Funds: 1997 - 2009
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
While all institutions and individuals share an obligation to pursue their daily activities in recognition of future generations under the sustainability concept, institutions of higher education have a unique responsibility ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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