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Byline: Simone Joye Kids tweeted him nonstop for nearly a week. He viewed my news segment with urgent pleas to help keep our youth shelter's doors open. Afterward, media mogul [...]

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How high would gas prices need to go before you substantially change your driving habits --- trade your current vehicle for a smaller, fuel-efficient car; cut back on nonwork trips [...]

Whew! We're so pooped! In about a week, the very determined Features staff at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution read more than 600 Holiday Story Contest entries. It took several rounds of [...]

We're so pooped! In about a week, the very determined Features staff at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution read more than 600 holiday story contest entries. It took several rounds of reading [...]

The article focuses on Australia's Big Four Banks. Topics discussed include why capital raisings will keep coming, making the banks less profitable; the implications of major banks gaming regulatory rules that enabled these banks to harness more than twice the leverage of competitors when funding virtually identical home loan assets; and information that as capital climbs, the majors' leverage and returns mechanically decline.

Presents an annual survey of higher-education leaders in the United States regarding school finance. Optimism about receiving spending increases; Campus budget requests; Highest percentage increases as sought by community-college systems; States' appropriation of money to colleges; Importance of state support to higher education; Changes in governance; Increase in financial aid for students; More.

Presents, in chart form, information from a `Chronicle' survey on the outlook for higher education in the 50 state legislatures this year. Information includes date of legislative session and budget request, outlook for budget request, non-budget issues and private college issues.

Reports on the moves announced by Harvard University requiring it to spend millions more dollars annually and its effect on other universities. Other universities and colleges that followed the move of Harvard; Where people attribute this type of spending; Relationship of endowments and spending; Comments from Jeremy R. Knowles, dean at Harvard University.

Discusses the reasons behind the bankruptcy of the Pennsylvania-based Foundation for New Era Philanthropy. Foundation's promise to increase investments deposited in organization; Accusations that New Era operated a Ponzi scheme that used investors' money to pay off other investors; Estimated amount charity owes its creditors; U.S. Bankruptcy's task to oversee charity's liquidation; Legal problems faced by the charity.

Reports on the Professional Schools Restructuring Initiative being implemented at the University of California at Los Angeles which would effectively close some schools and cut back the University's nursing program. Reduction of faculty and staff; Plans of creating school of public policy; Restructuring of schools providing community service; Restructuring safeguards other programs.

Reports on the effects of Nation of Islam member Malik Zulu Shabazz's introductory speech inciting anti-Semitism at a campus meeting in Howard University, Washington, D.C. Advocacy for an introspective examination of the incident; Students' self-examination of views on race; Basic doctrine of the Nation of Islam.

Reports on the difficulties encountered by black lawmakers in Mississippi and Alabama to pass legislation enhancing black colleges. Mississippi Black Legislative Caucus; Dropping of special appropriations bills for Alcorn, Jackson, and Mississippi Valley State Universities; United States Supreme Court's order to re-examine desegregation in Mississippi's colleges; Allegations of racism.

Examines tensions that are growing between private and public colleges as a result of the recession. Warning of `the coming war' sounded by Robert H. Atwell, president of the American Council on Education; Examples of strained relations between Minnesota's public and private institutions; Conflicts over whether students at public schools should pay a higher proportion of higher education's costs; How compromises have been reached in other states; Other examples; More.

Lists the states that currently have adopted some form of the concept that the state will pay the public-college tuition of low-income high-school students who stay in school, do reasonably well and stay out of trouble with the law. Questions concerning infringement of students' civil rights; The Louisiana Tuition Assistance Plan; The philosophy of Eugene M. Lang, founder of the I Have A Dream Foundation; How some individual plans work; Comments.

Considers the use of bond issues by community colleges to finance renovations and capital purchases, and finds that where the colleges succeed in bond votes there is evidence of a symbiotic relationship between the two-year college and the community it serves. Individual attempts to pass bond issues; Defeat of the bond issue in Maricopa County Community College District, Arizona; Failure of colleges to budget for plant maintenance and equipment purchases; Comments.

Outlines some difficulties faced in the past two years by public black colleges that may have weakened the institutions at the very time that the recent Supreme Court decision on desegregation has placed new pressures on them. Court ruling that Mississippi's public colleges are illegally segregated; Suggestion that some states merge historically black and predominately white institutions; Problems at individual institutions; Recruiting white students; Comments.

Focuses on the response of university and college endowment managers to late summer 1998 volatility in the United States stock market. Impact of the drop in the Dow Jones industrial average; Anxiety among treasurers, fund raisers, and pension-fund participants; Causes of the market activity; Impact on Emory University, whose portfolio is largely invested in Coca-Cola stock.

Profiles Peter Likins, president of the University of Arizona. How he dealt with the Catcard controversy at Arizona; Personal background; Resignation from the presidency of Lehigh College; His education; Goals; View on college athletics.

Focuses on the troubles facing Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee. Financial troubles of the college; The school's lack of definition and focus, according to the author; Problems that its open admission policy caused; The mismanagement of resources and poor planning; The college's debts; The condition of the dormitories; How it is losing accreditation; Ways Knoxville President Barbara R. Hatton plans on saving the college.

Reports on the plans of Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert's plan for the university. Resumption of the university's obstetrics and gynecology program; Profile on Swygert; Howard University's reputation for academic excellence and leadership; Concern of reduced federal aid to the university; Morale problems.

Focuses on the studies made by economic professor Charles T. Clotfelter on the reasons for the increases in tuition and expenses in four colleges in the United States. Impact of the institutions' devotion to the highest standards of inquiry; Competition for the best students and professors.

Examines the financial situation of Selma University, which could lose its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools because of a lack of educational and financial resources. The school's Prayer Vigil Fund, which aims to raise $10 million through prayer and raising awareness of the university's plight; The hope that ten million people will each send a dollar; Repercussions should Selma close.

Discusses the issue of socially responsible investment of university and college endowments. No issue as galvanizing as apartheid was in the 1970s and 1980s; Students characterized as more willing to cooperate with the administration than their predecessors, who focused on protests; The concept of selective purchasing; View that students are more interested in investor responsibility than endowment donors; Responsible investing a complicated endeavor.

Discusses the urban revitalization program planned for Hartford, Connecticut, in which Trinity College will play an important role. The background of Evan S. Dobelle, Trinity's president, and his goals for the program; Outline of the renewal plan, which includes schools and family and youth centers, among other things; Partners in the program, including the Hartford Hospital and Connecticut Public Television; Description of neighborhood; Comments from Trinity's staff.

The article presents the author's comments on the expected recession in Australia in the near future. The author says that his warning of unsustainable strong house price growth which would result in a dangerous asset price bubble has proved correct. According to the author, the public sector is not expected to furnish much monetary policy insurance.

The article presents the author's views on the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, a term used in banking industry in which savings has been used for lending as a form of investments. Various other topics discussed includes P2P finance, advantages of credit evaluation and oligopoly banking. It further presents views of Daniel Foggo, chief executive officer (CEO) of P2P lender RateSetter, on P2P finance as comprehensive credit reporting.

The article presents the author's views on the economic and financial situation in Australia as of August 2015. He opines that the major banks should be applauded for significantly boosting their equity capital during the good times due to the considerable embedded downside across the 5.5 trillion dollars of Aussie housing.

The article presents the author's views on the decision of Australian financial services company AMP Ltd. to close its banking business because of which it has increased its interest rates on investment loans. Topics discussed including AMP's move criticized by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), outstanding value of investment loans and its portfolio of investment properties.

The author reports on Westpac Banking Corp. being forced to improve the margin on its new non-voting, perpetual equity "hybrid" called Westpac Capital Notes III. Matt Christensen, director of the financial advisory firm Hill Capital, says that the bank was doing initial soundings on a margin around the 3.8 percent to 4.0 percent over bank bills.

The article reports that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has asked Australian banks to increase their capital ratios for managing the profit in the sector. The decision has been opposed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on the grounds that the real value of equity is higher than the expected price whereas it will not be able to reduce real leverage.

The author argues that the hybrid securities that will be issued by Westpac Banking will not provide much benefit to investors.

The article suggests that the stand-alone credit profiles (SACP) of major banks in Australia will likely benefit from a rating upgrade if they boost equity capital by at least 120 basis points, according to financial services company Standard & Poor's (S&P).

In this article, the author focuses on the recent announcement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to increase the average residential mortgage "risk-weight" applied by Australia's " internal -ratings based" (IRB) banks by nine percent that could decline the expected returns from bank securities.

The author comments on the hybrid securities market in Australia in 2015. It discusses factors in the fall in prices including the 5.5 billion U.S. dollars equity issue by National Australia Bank, the Greek financial event and high-pricing of hybrids. He highlights "Perls VII" liquid ASX-listed hybrid of Commonwealth Bank of Australia which incurred a loss of 9.5 percent capital loss. He suggests to hybrid investors to question returns and risks available to ordinary shares.

The article presents graphs based on the capital of major banks in Australia, prepared by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in July 2015.

The author discusses aspects of the increase price of housing rentals in Australia wherein the Aussie housing is fairly valued of mortgage rates stay low.

The author discusses the crisis coordination between the regulatory agencies, finance ministries and political leaders of the eurozone, combined with the prospect of Greece voting to accept formally the bail-out terms in 2015.

Focuses on the problems colleges face to pay for the cost of fund raising activities. Pressure on campus budgets; Four categories used for paying fund raising; Comments by Jo Ann Hankin, vice-president for finance of the UCLA Foundation.

Reports on the $100 million pledge given by a New Jersey businessman to Glassboro State College. Subsequent name change of the college to Rowan College of New Jersey; Financial plans for the college; Funding precautions taken by the donor.

Reports that colleges' endowments earned an average return of 15.5 percent in fiscal year 1995. Endowment figures from the study conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO); Investment and returns on college endowments; Release of the NACUBO report in early 1996.

Reports on the implication of the debate about affirmative action programs on several foundations that have a history of supporting campus programs for members of the minority groups in the United States. Statement made by Pew Charitable Trusts and Ford Foundation concerning the debate; Pledge made by the University of California, Berkeley, California to fund scholarships for disadvantaged students.

Reports about the donation made by Jon M. Huntsman, chairman of Huntsman companies to the University of Utah for cancer research. Interview with Huntsman. INSET: Major private gifts to higher education since 1967..

Reports on the claims against the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy for failure to return donations and give promised grants. Institutions and amount in claims; Philanthropy's bankruptcy filing; Difficulty of unraveling the claims.

Features Orlando, Florida-based Rollins College president Rita Bornstein. Career in educational management; Promotion from the ranks of college fund raiser to president; Bornstein's fundraising for the college; Educational background; Bornstein's academic agenda; Bornstein's administrative style; Background of the college.

Reports about the problems faced by medical centers in the US. Consequences of changes brought in the health care programs; Lack of funds; Announcement to cut residency programs; Information about the measures hospitals in the US are taking to counter the problem; Views of John R. Runningen, senior health-care analyst at the investment-banking company Robinson-Humphrey; Speculations about the consequences of international marketing.

Reports that many American colleges are contracting out campus support services. Two-pronged goals of saving money as well as making money; Bookstores and food-service operations as most-frequently outsourced services; Other services being privatized include campus health, computing, fund-raising and security; Frequency of the practice; Other advantages of outsourcing; Drawbacks.