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trinityvixenI think I've seen this in a movie somewhere before...
Ideas for the new strategy began percolating in 2005 when the Philanthropy Roundtable, an association of foundation officials and big donors, met and shared their complaints about higher education. A few months earlier, Mr. Piereson wrote an article in the roundtable’s magazine warning donors not to endow university programs or faculty chairs. “Once the endowment check is written, the donor loses all control over the program he has funded,” he advised.
Conservatives have begun to realize, said Peter Wood, the executive director of the scholars’ association, that their contributions to colleges and universities frequently pay for what they see as left-leaning academic programs that run counter to their world views.
Instead of making no-strings-attached donations, he said, conservatives started asking “ought there not be some way that we could reach the donors and convince them that their donations to higher education could be more wisely spent?”
"Gee, University of Leftism, you sure do have a nice curriculum here. It would be a shame if anything were to...happen to it. You catch my meaning? What's say you leave a door open two nights a week so my friend here, "AMERICA: FUCK YEAH" can come in and educate some of your students? What do you say? We're prepared to donate some resources to help you come to the right decision. It would sadden us greatly if we couldn't come to some understanding on this. I would hate to have to throw my support to that other University across the street. I like you, kid. I don't want to have to do that."
Ideas for the new strategy began percolating in 2005 when the Philanthropy Roundtable, an association of foundation officials and big donors, met and shared their complaints about higher education. A few months earlier, Mr. Piereson wrote an article in the roundtable’s magazine warning donors not to endow university programs or faculty chairs. “Once the endowment check is written, the donor loses all control over the program he has funded,” he advised.
Conservatives have begun to realize, said Peter Wood, the executive director of the scholars’ association, that their contributions to colleges and universities frequently pay for what they see as left-leaning academic programs that run counter to their world views.
Instead of making no-strings-attached donations, he said, conservatives started asking “ought there not be some way that we could reach the donors and convince them that their donations to higher education could be more wisely spent?”
"Gee, University of Leftism, you sure do have a nice curriculum here. It would be a shame if anything were to...happen to it. You catch my meaning? What's say you leave a door open two nights a week so my friend here, "AMERICA: FUCK YEAH" can come in and educate some of your students? What do you say? We're prepared to donate some resources to help you come to the right decision. It would sadden us greatly if we couldn't come to some understanding on this. I would hate to have to throw my support to that other University across the street. I like you, kid. I don't want to have to do that."
