academic philanthropy Archives

PERSPECTIVES: Lesson from FAMU: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

"Officials had multiple opportunities to conduct due diligence or raise concerns about the veracity of the gift."

by Future U/ August 9, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

"We risk compromising the role our great American universities play as flagbearers for freedom of thought and expression."

by Future U/ January 11, 2024/ Higher Ed, Society/

"Donor activism should be seen as a form of engaged citizenship."

by Future U/ December 27, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

A major donor at one university is pressing for changes to instruction, faculty requirements and campus speech."

by Future U/ December 26, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

"Some megadonors are outraged over institutions’ responses to the Israel-Hamas war."

by Future U/ November 4, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

UnKoch My Campus has issued a report on model policies to protect against donor interference.

by Future U/ December 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Stanford's Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler raise red flags about the new initiative.

by Future U/ June 21, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“Core academic values are at risk, including academic freedom and the uncompromised search for knowledge.” Frank Fear’s commentary was published …

by Future U/ July 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Money to buy a band saw and drill press enable woodworking education at this Southern California school. Read more from …

by Future U/ October 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Tax benefits from philanthropy come by way of itemizing, and 90% of filers last year didn’t. Higher ed could see …

by Future U/ June 20, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

From The Chronicle: “In a new report released on Monday by the nonprofit consumer-advocacy group Public Citizen, which says that the …

by Future U/ June 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“American colleges and universities raised $47 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. By making those gifts contingent …

by Future U/ May 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Philanthropist Richard Sackler blames abusers. Abusers “are the culprits and the problem” and that they “are reckless criminals.” What should …

by Future U/ January 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Michael Bloomberg’s huge gift to Johns Hopkins could be a discussion kickstarter. Read more in this essay from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ January 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The philanthropist answers in his own words. Read more from The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/