Major universities are beginning to report the performance of their endowments for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024, and the early news finds several institutions realizing double-digit investment gains. Here’s a rundown of some initial results. Brown University’s endowment saw an 11.3% investment return during Fiscal Year 2024. It racked up $728 […]

Higher education is arguably the most important source of skill development, which facilitates both economic and social mobility. In the past few decades, empirical studies have consistently demonstrated that college-educated individuals earn higher wages, achieve more extensive professional networks, and collectively experience greater inter-generational upward mobility. Non-college educated workers now engage more in less skilled […]

The nomination of Howard University graduate Kamala Harris for president has brought new attention to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in the United States. The oldest HBCUs have been in existence for over 150 years, and HBCUs continue to play an important role in the U.S. higher education landscape. As of fall 2022 – […]