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Pitt and CMU have grown wealthier through private, offshore investments. We...
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are two of the nation’s wealthiest schools. To grow richer, the large nonprofits have made skyrocketing investments in private equity funds...
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Tech funding trough or ‘war-machine pipeline’? At CMU, defense dollars total...
Nearly $30 million to explore how artificial intelligence could support national security and defense. More than $13 million to research threat recognition tools that could increase a soldier’s...
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Breaking down the billions: Understanding university endowments at Pitt and CMU
University endowments can be eye-popping. Harvard’s is about $51 billion. Duke’s is about $12 billion. Locally, the University of Pittsburgh has a roughly $5.5 billion endowment, and Carnegie Mellon...
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Pitt has a $5.5 billion endowment. Should the university spend more to lower...
The University of Pittsburgh hasn’t been tapping into its multibillion-dollar endowment at the same rate as other affluent universities, choosing not to spend millions annually that some experts say...
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Grad students at Pitt, CMU say their wages aren’t keeping up with rising cost...
Graduate students are playing an increasingly significant role in the academic workforce — but at Pittsburgh’s most prominent research universities, some say they are straining under insufficient...
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More professors lack job security. How does that impact teaching, learning...
Julia Hudson-Richards loves helping college freshmen gain a deeper understanding of the past. Creating scholars of history, she believes, is vital to society. But she stops short of encouraging her...
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Presidential pay soars above inflation at Pitt, CMU, while faculty wages lag...
Many people make universities run. Presidents oversee multibillion-dollar budgets and fundraise for the institution. Faculty teach courses and mentor students. Staff and administrators manage...
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