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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some UMD grads do give back. Here's an article from last month about a grad who donated major $$$ for a new computer lab at UMD.  http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/brendan-iribe-oculus-ceo-gives-31m-new-umd-computer-science-building. I didn't go there, but this looks like a good option for DC who is into STEM - if we can get past the proximity and town issues others have mentioned.

I'm guessing that most major donors would prefer buildings with their names on it.

I'm not sure how you'd donate to prettify College Park anyway. Would you donate for streetscaping along Route 1?  Or maybe new facades for the little stores along there? I can't see that happening. [/quote]

You would do what bloomberg does with JHU - put up huge ass buildings and fund world class programs which brings talent to the area, which spurs business development, which spurs community beautification.

umd's endowment is super low for the quality of education it provides.

is it a dc thing? Becuase georgetown's endowment is also really low compared to its peers.[/quote]

I am going to need to respectfully disagree that the area [i]around the bubble of[/i] Johns Hopkins is visually appealing or, frankly, a place where I'd want to walk to my car alone after 9 pm.  And yes I know the area, and I do have immense respect for the school, obv. [/quote]

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