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April 1965
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26 Apr 2018
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Olav Sorenson, Yale University

02 Jul 2008
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Harvard University Opens Office In Shanghai

04 May 2024
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Chandigarh University Becomes India’s First University to Offer Harvard University Collaborative Program in Business Management

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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1999
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The Internet University

By: D. Q. Mills

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Education

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September 2003
Teaching Note

Trilogy University (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaan Margus Elias

Teaching Note to (9-403-012). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

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June 1977 (Revised May 1997)
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University of Trent

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Focuses on two issues: 1) technical systems that can be employed in nonprofit organizations for control and motivational purposes. Systems discussed range from payroll monitoring systems to zero-base budgeting and 2) the managerial environment needed for serious... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Governance Controls; Education Industry

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24 Jan 2019
HBS Seminar

Melissa Valentine, Stanford University

03 Dec 2014
HBS Seminar

Ginger Jin, University of Maryland

25 Oct 2016
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Karen Mills, Sr. Fellow Harvard University

December 2006 (Revised December 2007)
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The Vanderbilt University Endowment (2006)

By: Andre F. Perold and William T. Spitz

As with many modern-day large pools of capital, the Vanderbilt University endowment is significantly invested in alternative assets such as hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and natural resources. The endowment's investment committee chair is attempting to... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Asset Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management

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18 May 2021
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How Georgia State University Increased Graduation Rates

2024
Working Paper

Economic Budgeting for Endowment-Dependent Universities

By: John Y. Campbell, Jeremy C. Stein and Alex A. Wu

To understand their financial position, universities need to understand the long-term implications of their operating revenues and costs in relation to the financial assets they have available. Standard budgeting procedures that focus on one or two years at a time and... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cash Flow; Cost; Revenue; Education Industry

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December 1995 (Revised December 1995)
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Yale University Investments Office

By: Josh Lerner and Jay O. Light

Yale University's investment office was responsible for managing its endowment, which totaled nearly $4 billion in June 1995. Yale had developed a rather different approach to endowment management, including substantial investments in "less efficient" equity markets... View Details

Keywords: Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Investment Return; Management; Markets; Strategy; Education Industry

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