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Oil-Rich UT Turns to Renewable Energy

Oil-Rich UT Turns to Renewable Energy

Bloomberg25-07-2025
With more than $50 billion under management, Harvard has the largest college endowment in the United States. But the University of Texas is not far behind. On today's Big Take podcast, Bloomberg's Janet Lorin joins host David Gura to discuss how the University of Texas harnessed land and oil to build the second-largest endowment in higher education and why it's now adding new kinds of energy — and new ventures — to its portfolio.
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