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  1. September 26, 2018, MSU Today, MSU Sees High Returns on Financial Investments
  2. February 27, 2017, FundFire, Positioning Endowments and Foundation Portfolio 2017
  3. December 6, 2016, Bloomberg, Michigan State Switching To Quants After Hedge Funds Drive Loss
  4. October 3, 2016, FundFire, Endowments Slash Fees Paid Active Managers
  5. Sep 27, 2016, Pensions and Investments, Michigan State University adds two new investment directors for endowment
  6. Sep 27, 2016, CIO Magazine, Michigan State Endowment Begins Building Investment Team
  7. Sep 27, 2016, Non-Profit News, npnews.com
  8. July 11, 2016, Bloomberg, Colleges Brace for Investment Losses as Tuition Pushback Mounts
  9. July 1, 2016, FUNDfire, Brexit Gyrations Deliver Endowment Winners and Losers
  10. June 30, 2016, Bloomberg, Endowments Across U.S. Search for Bargains after Brexit Tumult
  11. June 30, 2016, Crain’s Detriot Business, University endowments search for bargains amid Brexit turmoil (copy of Bloomberg Story)
  12. June 17, 2016, FUNDfire, Risk Factors, Not Skill, Drives Most Managers Alpha: Report
  13. June 13, 2016, Pensions and Investments, Declarations on real worth of hedge funds all over the map
  14. April 27, 2016, Pensions and Investments, Michigan State University scouting for a director of investments
  15. April 20, 2016, Pensions and Investments, Michigan State University doubles allocation to hedge fund-of-funds manager
  16. April 15, 2016, Bloomberg,Michigan State Adds to Alternative Investments With Drake Capital
  17. February 8, 2016, Bloomberg,Small Endowments Lose Money on Hedge Funds, Trailing Big Schools
  18. January 27, 2016, FUNDfire, Yale Regains No. 2 Spot as Endowment Returns Drop Overall
  19. Jan 11, 2016, AllAboutAlpha, Michigan State Hires Its First Chief Investment Officer
  20. Dec 22, 2015 9:02PM, FINalternatives, Michigan State Taps Former Hedge Fund Manager Zecher to Run Endowment
  21. Dec 22, 2015 5:00AM, Bloomberg, Michigan State Endowment to Be Run by Zecher, an Ex-Fund Manager (ran in the list of Top Stories at end-of-day), 
  22. Dec 22, 2015, Traders, Michigan State Hires Hedge Fund Manager to Oversee Endowment
  23. Dec 22, 2015, Financial Advisor Magazine, Former Hedge Fund Manager To Run $2.3 Billion Michigan State University Endowment, copy of Bloomberg Story.
  24. Dec 22, 2015, AltAssets, Philip Zecher named first CIO of Michigan State University
  25. Dec 22, 2015, FUNDFire, Midwest Endowment with $2.5B Hires First CIO
  26. Dec 21, 2015 5:38PM, Pensions & Investments, Michigan State University selects its first CIO
  27. Dec 21, 2015 5:15AM, Charles Skorina & Company, Michigan State University has hired their first chief investment officer