Are Donors Dangerous?
Instead of threatening academic freedom or integrity, outside philanthropists usually expand and enrich college dialogue.
How a Liberal Recovered
Lee Doren’s Please Enroll Responsibly offers good advice.
Can Philanthropy Rescue Higher Education?
Today’s donors can learn from the classical liberal philanthropists of decades ago.
Why I Stopped Giving to Duke
A once-loyal alumnus explains why he changed his mind.
When Universities Get Defensive
Higher education reform efforts in Texas show how universities react to criticism.
The Buckley Approach to Higher Ed Reform
William F. Buckley, Jr.’s provocative book God and Man at Yale turned 60 last month.
How Colleges Rip Off Donors
Universities can use gifts inappropriately, warns an expert in philanthropic history.
My Personal Right-Wing Conspiracy
A student leader describes helping a small conservative movement grow on the ultra-liberal UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Another Round on the Jane Mayer Piece
I reply to a post on the AAUP’s blog that purports to defend the New Yorker attack on the Pope Center.
A Scurrilous Attack
A New Yorker attack on Art Pope and the Pope Center doesn’t square with the facts.