As Trump administration targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next

US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they are

Prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington in 2013. AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinWith the Trump administration seeking to cut federal funding for colleges and universities, you might be wondering whether the endowments of these institutions of higher education might be able to fill those gaps. Todd L. Ely, a professor of public administration at the University of Colorado Denver, explains what endowments are and the const…

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As Trump administration targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next

The state's higher education leaders say GOP-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.

GOP lawmakers pitch plan to take on Ivy League endowment tax breaks in ‘big beautiful bill’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Congressional Republicans are eying tax increases on certain colleges’ endowment revenue amid President Donald Trump’s broader pressure campaign on universities to crack down on antisemitism that has been allowed to fester on campuses. GOP lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would raise the 1.4% tax rate on elite universities’ endowment profits and expand the number of private colleges’ e…