From The Guardian: “A new analysis of the funding landscape behind campus dialogue initiatives bolsters arguments that they are at least partly linked to a conservative project. Uncivil, a consortium of scholars and researchers, found that 20 out of the 23 foundations most active in the pluralism and depolarization space also fund conservative policy networks or pro-Israel organizations. Among the main donors to civility initiatives, the researchers found, most also contributed to right-wing organizations like the Manhattan Institute, the Federalist Society, and the Heritage Foundation, as well as pro-Israel ones like the Anti-Defamation League, itrek (formerly known as Israel & Co), and the Central Fund of Israel. The Koch brothers’ foundations, which for years have sponsored efforts to push campuses to the right, have also been pivotal to the civility industry’s growth.”
Thank you, Syracuse University’s Shari Dann, for sharing this article with FutureU.
