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PERSPECTIVES: How To Leverage A University Brand For Self-Interested Advocacy

Enter the Koch-funded Center for Growth and Policy at Utah State University. Read more here.
by Future U/ October 26, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Skinny On ‘Speech First’: It’s Not What It Appears To Be

A watchdog group? A student group? It’s different…and more. Read an investigative report published by The Nation.
by Future U/ July 11, 2018/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Don’t Un-Koch My Campus!

Says Daniele Struppa, president, Chapman College, in The Wall Street Journal.
by Future U/ May 26, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is George Mason University Being “Trashed”?

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board thinks so. It’s because The Left has issues with some of GMU’s funding sources.
by Future U/ May 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did George Mason Go Too Far?

“Newly released documents reveal that Virginia’s George Mason University allowed conservative donors to influence hiring decisions in exchange for financial …
by Future U/ May 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Montana State Faculty Pass On Koch-Funded Economics Center

It was a tight vote, though–a one-vote difference. Read more at Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ April 26, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Is Arizona St. U School Tied Too Tightly To The Koch Brothers?

Critics say a new, state-supported school is a right-wing expression, having absorbed two efforts funded initially by the Koch Brothers. …
by Future U/ April 24, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: How The Koch Network Is Pushing Public Funding For Private & Charter Schools

The Libre Initiative, undertaken by the Charles and David Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, targets Hispanics in eleven states. Read more from …
by Future U/ November 1, 2017/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa State Hopes To Ink Deal With Charles Kock Foundation

The beneficiary would be the ISU economics department. Controversy surrounds the matter. Read more from The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
by Future U/ July 29, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Dark Money,” the Koch Brothers, and America’s Universities

Read Connor Gibson’s essay (from Academe.blog), a review of Jane Mayer’s book, “Dark Money.” Read it here: “UnKoch My Campus“
by Future U/ September 7, 2016/ Articles, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In Higher Education, This is Charles Koch’s Philanthropic Quest

This Washington Post article, based on an interview with the industrialist, offers insights into why and toward what end of his philanthropic …
by Future U/ June 5, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s In A Name? “Oh, My!” That’s The Answer at Geo Mason University

With Kock Brothers money already invested on campus, renaming the law school in honor of Justice Antonin Scalia is causing consternation. Read …
by Future U/ May 2, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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