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With a record $683 million in private donations, Harvard overtook Stanford University as the most powerful fundraising machine in higher education. Two years ago Stanford had claimed the number one position from Harvard but last year finished second among all national universities with $469 million in private gifts. Columbia and Yale Universities followed with about $350 million each...
These declines hit university funding in several ways. Most endowments, which are heavily tied to the stock market, suffered. Harvard’s endowment, the largest in the nation, saw a decline from $19.2 to $18.3 billion. Stanford experienced a similar drop of just over 5 percent...
...compensate for the recession, many universities are expanding their fundraising efforts as they await an economic recovery, said Robert C. Pringle, associate vice-president of developmental marketing at Stanford...
Traveling to the Golden State over spring break to play four of the top teams in the nation, Harvard visibly improved from one match to the next. The Crimson lost 6-1 to both No. 18 Fresno St. and No. 6 Stanford to begin the road trip but followed up with a near upset of No. 17 Northwestern and a dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind victory at Pepperdine to cap off the week...
Lingman was Harvard’s brightest light throughout the California trip. An Irvine, Calif. native, Lingman won all four of her matches, including the lone Crimson points against Fresno St. and Stanford. All four were also three-set thrillers, the most impressive of which came against Stanford’s Gabriela Lastra, one of the best collegiate players in the country. Lingman defeated Lastra 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, outlasting the Cardinals’ second singles star in the Palo Alto heat. Lingman won 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles against Fresno...