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Powell, Tracie – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2007
Troubled by the difficulties of training teachers in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she hopes to attract them from U.S. colleges and universities. Sirleaf envisions the Liberian Education Trust as a way to help repair a country devastated by two civil wars. The trust seeks to raise money so that the West African country can build 50…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Presidents, Educational Development, Trusts (Financial)
Galuszka, Peter – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
Hedge funds are the rock stars of today's financial world. These slightly regulated pools of equity, which are open only to rich players, are managed through secretive and sophisticated investment strategies. Although the risks are high, so are the potential benefits. Despite the risks, many colleges and universities have chosen to invest heavily…
Descriptors: Risk, Deception, Investment, Endowment Funds