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Midwest University Issues Investment Consultant RFQ
The university and its affiliated foundation have issued an RFQ for a general investment consultant to oversee and manage their combined portfolio.
03.11.26
Southern University Adds Hedge Fund, Int’l Equity Investments
The university added an international equity strategy with an existing manager and a hedge fund credit strategy with a new manager in the first quarter.
03.11.26
Southern Plan Building Out HF Portfolio, Revising Strategic Partnership Program
The plan will add new firms to its hedge fund portfolio over the next 18 months as it looks to adopt the second version of its strategic partnership program.
03.11.26
Bringing Climate Solutions To Nonprofits: Investature
A relatively new investment advisory firm helps investment committees at foundations and endowments find alpha-generating opportunities in climate solutions.
03.11.26
A Discussion On HBCUs
Editors Colin Rajala and Matthew McCue discuss the latest HBCU report published by Nonprofit News.
03.11.26
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Texas Pension Eyes Investment Consultant RFP
The plan hired a new general investment consultant and consolidated its private markets consulting services with another firm following a similar search in 2021.
03.11.26
Truelink Capital Closes Fund II
The private equity firm closed its second fund with $2 billion in capital commitments.
03.10.26
In The News
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2026: From Growth to Focus
Princeton needs to transition from growth to focus because long-term rates of return are steadily declining across university endowments. This decline has been hard to see because returns have been volatile. In other words, returns have not been a steady 8 percent or 10 percent; instead, they have been all over the map.
Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns
Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.
Commonfund Releases 2025 HEPI Report
Data from the annual Higher Education Price Index® (HEPI) show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the 3.4 percent inflation reported in fiscal year 2024.
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes
The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.