There is no reason why we should lag behind. That's the simple answer. The dollars you give will add up and will, more importantly, lead to additional contributions. The foundations that support higher education like to put their funds to work in colleges that enjoy the solid support of alumni. But the simple answer isn't nearly the full answer.
More money means more opportunity.
To hire top educators. To attract the best students. To issue an intellectual challenge to the next generation. The opportunity, in short, to keep doing what Hendrix has always done best. I started by saying that 70 percent of my readers could ignore me, but I realize now even that was asking too much.