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Larry Ellison¡¯s foundation expands partnership with top-ranked university that aims to address ¡®humanity¡¯s greatest challenges¡¯

Monarch bankrolls new academic programme to support small states threatened by climate change

Indian Institute of Science director discusses opening a new medical school and receiving the country¡¯s largest philanthropic university gift

Data from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Statistics Agency shows that providers received ?2.2 billion in donations and endowments last year

University says donation was meant to have been made personally by Ravi Gill, owner of the operating company

Head of prominent public historically black institution troubled by programme performance and commencement slot for hemp farmer turned donor

University of Arkansas¡¯ decades-old gift traced to raft of disputed research now playing key political role

Latest gift brings tycoon¡¯s total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion

Pedro S¨¢nchez says he might resign over levelling of ¡®falsehoods¡¯ against Bego?a G¨®mez, connected to her time working for IE University

¡®Clarkonomics¡¯ has proved a big boost for local economies wherever the University of Iowa basketballer plays, and experts explain her record-breaking tournament performances have been a slam dunk for the institution

Board chair gives late husband¡¯s stock to help train doctors in New York¡¯s impoverished Bronx

Opportunities that enhance employability and the student experience will boost both enrolments and donations, says Robert Phillips

Philanthropic gifts to colleges and universities reach near record levels, just as wealthy benefactors wield growing power over institutions

Scholars advocate creation of global database after analysing scale of travel, free meals and gifts disbursed by medical sector in France

Ivy League university denies Joan Donovan¡¯s claim that huge donation turned leaders against her

Timothy Snyder and Serhii Plokhii among researchers joining project founded by philanthropist Victor Pinchuk

While political protest a time-honoured tradition, ferocity of pro-Israel onslaught leaves academia to mull its true independence

Just as some conservatives start warning universities against joining policy debates, others start punishing them for failing to speak out on behalf of Jewish state

At Harvard and beyond, politicised sector sees new battles erupt between students, faculty, donors and lawmakers over attitudes towards Palestinians

Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country¡¯s battle with brain drain and universities¡¯ search for ¡®creative¡¯ ways to combat funding shortfalls

University returns $450,000 gift to retail giant after investigation suggests company looked to buy credibility for fight against government regulations

Report calls for campaign to boost ¡®esteem and attractiveness¡¯ of sector¡¯s advancement profession

Scholars say India¡¯s growing pool of wealthy alumni could be a boon, if institutions can tap into them

Science Card will allow its users to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending

Relationship between disgraced financier and small liberal arts school highlights need for gift-acceptance policies

Kenneth Griffin¡¯s $300 million donation to Harvard is unusual in not being tied to pet ideological causes, says Naomi Oreskes  

Leaked pitch for gambling hall and online expansion comes after university experts warn majority of income likely to come from addicts

Discussing growing influence of philanthropic donors, experts stress need for transparency and careful thinking

While India¡¯s prestigious IITs flex fundraising muscle, others in sector are ¡®left in the lurch¡¯

Businessman whose daughter won Georgetown admission after large donation successfully portrays his action as normal practice

Education secretary proposes amendment to higher education legislation to address calls for more transparency

New report on alumni giving and other fundraising warns over declining donor numbers

Crisis spotlights Russia-linked donations in UK after MP starts plan to force transparency on universities¡¯ foreign funding

Seattle institution pays back $5 million rather than accept free speech limits, but faculty fault refund as unwarranted

Institution faces mounting pressure internally and externally to keeping Vegas-style betting machines switched off for good

Experts back ¡®cautious approach¡¯ for universities but stress importance of continuing collaboration

MP¡¯s draft transparency law comes after failure to self-regulate against threats such as autocratic influence, says academic

Pledges of $90 million help Ivy League campus join small club depleted in recent years by financial stress and prioritisation of domestic applicants

Beverley Gage leaves Brady-Johnson programme after president insists $250 million funder can pick its advisory board members

Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes

Ryan family gift caps seven-year $6 billion (?4.4 billion) funding campaign, designated for research and football stadium

Accused of bribery to gain entry for their children, parents draw parallels to legal forms of favouritism

Institute in Liverpool will involve universities, hospital and local authorities in ¡®holistic¡¯ research on pandemics

Sister-in-law of Azerbaijan¡¯s autocratic president sits on board of centre set up to study country after brokering a ?10 million donation

Ambitious plans should enable research centre to apply its unique insights to ¡®contemporary cultural, political and social understanding¡¯

Largely sheltered from the pandemic-related financial fallout that has beset higher education in Western nations, East Asian institutions are being boosted by state funds and local philanthropists and are looking to be even more competitive internationally

Suggested new avenue for conservative donor influence opposed by students

Institutions¡¯ investment in fundraising and alumni relations declined during pandemic, says report

With wealth and donations becoming concentrated in ever fewer, ever more influential hands, and with some institutions languishing while the elite flourish, Paul Basken asks whether it is time for American colleges and universities to start biting the hand that feeds   

Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries

Study highlights growing importance of fundraising activity but raises concerns about burden on academics and students

Case guidelines provide new examples of areas where donor influence ¡®must be guarded against or prohibited¡¯

Annual survey attributes decline to pandemic and large Bloomberg donation the previous year, but says Black Lives Matter movement ¡®likely played a positive role¡¯ in philanthropy

Seth Lloyd faces years of restrictions on pay and student involvement

In funding Covid breakthrough, music legend shows value of communicating science, says professor

Universities ¡®optimistic¡¯ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

University president says C$250 million donation is ¡®a tremendous shot in the arm¡¯ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic

Universities in Lebanese capital focus on student funding and retaining staff after explosion, but leaders say future of sector will depend on make-up of new government 

Hopes are high for a new university in Georgia after it signed a partnership deal with Technical University of Munich