The Robertson v. Princeton Case: Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers

Offers comments from eleven contributors on the Robertson family's donor rights suit against the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs for violation of donor intent. Explores its effects on and implications for the nonprofit sector

The Antisocial Effects of Social Media and How Colleges and Universities Can Manage Related Litigation Risks

Rapid advancements in information technology have transformed day-to-day university operations and, in doing so, have altered the landscape of risk management. Authors Gregory L. Demers, J. William Piereson, Mark A. Cianci, and Peter L. Welsh provide an overview of some of the most significant social-media-related risks faced by colleges and universities, before considering ways to mitigate these risks through a broad insurance coverage plan. The article explains how, given the relative novelty of this field, the coverage afforded by insurance policies inevitably will vary, often significantly, from insurer to insurer

An Analysis And Comparison Of The Conceptual Bases Of Performance-based Teacher Education And A Perceptual Approach To Teacher Education.

PhDTeacher educationUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/178953/2/8007810.pd

Giving It All Away: Strategies From The Spend-Down Experts

2011 Annual Meeting session"Perpetuity" is often the default setting for private foundations. But many donors believe their charitable purposes are best served by "spending down" their foundations' assets by a fixed date. For those who are considering the latter, this session will feature a how-to guide -- from investment strategies and endowment guidance to how to keep talented staff and ensure that the final grants are used wisely -- from two philanthropic leaders who have successfully spent down large foundations. James Piereson presided over the spending down of the John M. Olin Foundation, and Gara LaMarche spent four years at the helm of the Atlantic Philanthropies, which is in the process of paying out its remaining $4 billion by 2017 in keeping with the wishes of Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney