Get Ready for July Madness

There are no brackets to guide you through it, but July is the prime month for presidential transitions at private colleges. To keep up on who's going where, visit our Comings and Goings page, with up-to-the-minute news of the many appointments now being made.

NAICU Launches 2020 Initiative

NAICU and the Council of Independent Colleges have launched "Building Blocks to 2020," recognizing and encouraging private college and university efforts to help the nation reach President Obama's 2020 college education goal. For details, or to sign up your institution to participate, go to www.naicu.edu/2020.

    

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Wellesley College lost $344 million last year

Wellesley Townsman, Needham, Mass.

February 5, 2010

Wellesley College lost $344 million last year, leading the prestigious women's school to cut 95 jobs. In a letter to the Wellesley College community, Andy Shennan, dean of the college, said the financial troubles are expected to continue. "Our projections indicate a series of years, beginning in 2011-12, in which we will face $10 to $12 million deficits in the college's operating budget, as the full impact of last year's endowment decline takes effect."