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Snares in the proposed endowment tax

University Business

The proposed amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 4968 will increase the excise tax on net investment income for university foundations meeting certain criteria. Heres what we can do The largest universities have access to stellar lawyers and tax advisors who will consider ways to stay below the threshold that triggers higher taxes.

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Being Genuine in the Classroom 

Faculty Focus

Howard, PhD is academic chair of the English department on the Ammerman Campus at Suffolk County Community College. Academic Success Tip: Engage Students in Real Talk. Oxford University Press. The Pedagogy of Real Talk. Mowreader, Ashley. Inside Higher Ed , July 9. Parini, Jay. The Art of Teaching.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan and Helen Chu Karen Umemoto/UCLA Asian American Studies Center This pledge – the largest gift made to the institute since its founding in 1969 – came from Morgan and Helen Chu, two UCLA graduates who have historic ties to the university and the institute’s centers. from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard University.

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Being Genuine in the Classroom 

Faculty Focus

Howard, PhD is academic chair of the English department on the Ammerman Campus at Suffolk County Community College. Academic Success Tip: Engage Students in Real Talk. Oxford University Press. The Pedagogy of Real Talk. Mowreader, Ashley. Inside Higher Ed , July 9. Parini, Jay. The Art of Teaching.