<p>I certainly won’t be donating to that albatross of a building known as the new north dorm, but I do try to give a bit every year. The school’s fundraising machine, though, to me, doesn’t seem to do that great a job yet. </p>
<p>Years ago, UChicago, NU, UPenn, etc. all had similar endowments. The other schools have established some distance from UChicago now.</p>