Why is UChicago so poor at fundraising?

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Further details on sources of fundraising, etc. for this year:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cae.org/content/pdf/VSE_2012_Press_Release.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cae.org/content/pdf/VSE_2012_Press_Release.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>In this (long) video at 34:50, former UChicago President Hanna Gray talks about the difficulty universities have these days raising unrestricted funds, which universities need most. Most money comes with strings attached. In some cases it is better to turn down restricted funds because it can force a university to develop costly new programs that fit the donor’s agenda but not the university’s priorities.</p>

<p><a href=“Conversations With History - Hanna Holborn Gray - YouTube”>Conversations With History - Hanna Holborn Gray - YouTube;