Universities have a problem that isn’t Donald Trump — their own investments

Universities have a problem that isn’t Donald Trump — their own investments

The NewsAs the White House pulls billions of dollars in federal funding, elite US universities face a problem of their own making: Their money is tied up in investments they can’t cash out.The historic mainstays of university endowments were stocks and bonds, with a smattering of riskier bets on real estate and leveraged buyouts. Over the past decade, Harvard, Princeton, and other schools already or likely to be in Trump’s crosshairs barrelled i…

As financial threats mount, Harvard and other Boston-area universities are borrowing cash — and lots of it - The Boston Globe

Higher education institutions in New England are tapping debt markets to pay for facilities, bolster their bottom lines, and store up for challenges to come.