Follow the Money

Good article about student loan defaults. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578650420166447266.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments About 22% of those not in school are either in default or forbearance.  Even in a bad economy, that is a big number.  Here is what I think it says (posted as a comment on the article). “As a former professor, my advice is, follow the money. Ask […]

Are Trustees Too Focused On Investments to the Detriment of the Educational Mission?

Here is a link to an article about university endowments, followed by my comments and some interesting links. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/dartmouth-controversy-reflects-quandary-for-endowments/ What worries me the most about the size of university investment funds and its effects on Board members is not just that there may be conflicts of interest, but that some university endowments have become so huge that […]