The policies pursued in recent years all involve clusters of excellence initiatives for investment in the future through the poles of research and higher education and The Campus Plan.

UNESCO: Education

The development corporation was set up five years ago, as city and state officials negotiated with Columbia for zoning changes and government land seizures of commercial property the university needed for its 25-year plan to stretch its campus into a 17-acre swath of land west of Broadway between 129th and 133rd streets.

WSJ: Pact's Benefits in Limbo

The key is to have a credit-card battle plan in place long before arriving on campus.

WSJ: Cards Return to Campus

He and Kallio plan to announce more details at the Campus Party conference in Berlin on Aug. 23.

FORBES: Another Angry Birds Manager Flies The Nest

Dumfries and Galloway Council is to spearhead a 10-year plan to secure the future of the Crichton campus.

BBC: Dumfries Crichton Campus future plans drawn up