Some major fundraising initiatives announced by universities in recent weeks, their target and where the money will go.

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Cornell University

Target: $4 billion

Focus: financial aid; recruiting and retaining faculty; replacing aging buildings and labs

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Columbia University

Target: $4 billion

Focus: financial aid; endowed professorships; new facilities and equipment

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Stanford University

Target: $4.3 billion

Focus: Multidisciplinary approaches to global problems; university efforts to improve K-12 education; general academic support

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Yale University

Target: $3 billion

Focus: arts and sciences; global programs

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University of Virginia

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Target: $3 billion

Focus: Scholarships, faculty support, new research facilities and interdisciplinary centers

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