A $50 million gift made earlier this year to Virginia's largest public university was given specifically to "promote the conservative principles of governance," newly released documents show, raising concerns from critics that it compromises academic freedom at the school. George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. — A $50 million gift made earlier this year to Virginia's largest public university was given specifically to"promote the conservative principles of governance," newly released documents show, raising concerns from critics that it compromises academic freedom at the school.
University officials say the Rouse trust won't have any say in selecting faculty at the law school and that there was nothing improper about specifying conservative governance as a principle to be promoted. In a statement, Wu said the minutes"are not intended to be an exact transcript of the event." He said the gift acceptance committee"had a chance to review the full language in the bequest and discussed the merit of these areas, and the committee found them to be consistent with the educational mission of most law schools."
Bethany Letiecq, a Mason professor and member of the university's Faculty Senate, said the provision in the Rouse gift was problematic. The Koch Foundation now gives hundreds of millions of dollars to universities across the nation, but tax records show that George Mason has received more money from over the years from the foundation than any other school.
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