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cadoman

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1. at first I scoffed at this headline, but looking at their numbers--we have a problem here

Reply to kerouac2 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 07:01 AM

Jun 20

Their endowment is just $11 billion...

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/10/university-endowment-posts-strong-gain-fy-2024

At first I was primarily concerned about small local colleges with little in the way of funds, and how they would be affected by TSF reign of terror. It's clear now that even colleges with many graduates who have been blessed with great financial success will be affected...

Hopefully the country can regain its sanity before its too late and these brave educators can have their government funding restored.

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Cornell University Anticipates Layoffs as it Faces 'Profound Financial Challenges' [View all] kerouac2 Jun 20 OP

at first I scoffed at this headline, but looking at their numbers--we have a problem here cadoman Jun 20 #1

Yes, and they are sucking the money out of communities kerouac2 Jun 20 #2

MAGAts WANT to cause them pain and destryoy them: Celerity Jun 20 #3

cornell also has a lot of foreign students paying full freight mainer Jun 20 #4

Alumni and corporations will have to fill in the gap as much as possible newdeal2 Jun 20 #5