marman1980 12 hours ago

Who else googles the size of the endowment of these universities every time you see a story like this?

  • pmags 11 hours ago

    Universities are legally obligated to spend endowment money according to the terms set by the funders (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/endowment.asp).

    Unrestricted endowment is typically a tiny percentage of most university endowments.

    Shortfalls of hundreds of millions of dollars a year will run down even large endowments to near zero in 10-15 years.

pmags 12 hours ago

We're going to see a wave of such reports (either partial or full loss of incoming graduate students) across the country in the next week or two. Strap in...

robwwilliams 12 hours ago

An already risky proposition becomes even riskier, not just for those with fewer opportunities into get a degree program in science. but also adding stress and uncertainty for those already in programs in the USA.

Makes universities in other countries much more attractive. See he world and get a masters or PhD.

xqcgrek2 12 hours ago

Graduate students are one degree away from slave labor.