“the university has an endowment,”
THERE ya go!
Ha1s the University taken any action in the past few years to reverse the downward spiral?
You know, those simple actions like cutting expenses and streamlining the programs.
The Brown University endowment fund is over $6 billion, they’ll survive.
How much revenue is generated annually from the endowments?
With 11.3% return in 2024, Brown endowment provides record support for academic priorities
The endowment provided an all-time high of $281 million for financial aid and student support, scientific research and other priorities in Fiscal Year 2024, as Brown’s investments generated $728 million in gains, an 11.3% return.
Over the last decade, the endowment has produced $4.9 billion in investment returns and provided $2 billion to support Brown’s educational mission. Annualized returns for Brown’s endowment for three, five, 10 and 20 years are 2.8%, 13.1%, 10.8% and 9.5%, respectively.
https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-10-04/endowment