University endowments have come under scrutiny from anti-Israel protesters as they demanded schools across the country cut financial ties with Israel over its war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
With protests raging at schools from the University of California, Los Angeles, to Columbia University, the Washington Examiner is explaining what mechanism anti-Israel protesters are attacking at their high education institutions.
What are endowments?
An endowment is a set of assets or funds a university or college can pull from when necessary. Endowments are typically invested in various things, such as stocks or real estate, to grow the funds available at the university’s disposal over time.
The largest university endowment in the United States belongs to Harvard University, which had a roughly $50.9 billion endowment for fiscal 2022, according to the U.S. News …