On average, U.S. colleges lost 24 percent of their endowments in the second half of last year, according to the Commonfund Institute, which polled 629 educational endowments.

在削减提供629项教育捐助后，共同基金会表示：仅去年下半年，美国大学平均已损失了24%的捐助。

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In all, the average college endowment lost 2.7 percent in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2008, according to Commonfund, an organization that manages many colleges' endowments.

总体看来，据Commonfund（该组织负责管理多所大学的捐款）统计，截止2008年6月底该财政年度大学捐款平均缩水2.7%。

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"Diversification previously worked very well for large endowments, " said John S. Griswold, the executive director of the Commonfund.

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The Commonfund, which invests for various nonprofit organizations, says just 15% of the 708 endowments it polled last year held any commodities.

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"The market two months ago was fearing a double dip, " said Michael Strauss, chief economist and chief investment strategist at Commonfund in Wilton, Conn.

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