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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Economic crisis squeezing colleges, universities, McClachy Newspapers

By Tony Pugh
November 19, 2008

Shrinking endowments, state funding reductions and families struggling to pay tuition are forcing many colleges and universities to cut staff and spending or to delay construction and development plans.

From well-heeled Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Dartmouth to large public institutions such as the California State University system, many schools are facing difficult financial decisions stemming from the nation's economic standstill.

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