Maybe because Harvard has an endowment of over $19 Billion, which generates about $750 in income for the school. (It's their largest source of income.)If Harvard can offer a general college type school for almost anyone, why can't the University of Minnesota?
The University of Minnesota Endowment is about $1.3 Billion, or about 7% of Harvard's.
If the U of M had a 93% increase in their Endowment Fund, they could probably support a lot of programs like General College. But they don't have it.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
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