Koch-funded program at Wellesley to be overhauled following outcry from alumnae and others

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/03/27/koch-effort-wellesley-founders-after-public-attention/72BYUzr8Yzq85CeGVSYfXO/amp.html

"The founder and director of Wellesley College’s controversial Freedom Project, a program backed by the Charles Koch Foundation, is stepping aside amid an outcry from college alumnae uncomfortable with the libertarian billionaire Koch exerting influence on campus.

Thomas Cushman, a tenured sociology professor at the college, will leave campus for a year, and the college is overhauling the program, which brings conservative and controversial speakers to campus. The college will appoint a new director for the next academic year and is creating a task force to recommend ways to “explore the important role of free speech’’ on campus, according to a statement sent from the college.


The shake-up occurred after the Globe outlined how Wellesley’s Freedom Project was pitched to conservative donors as a way to break through perceived liberal dogma on American campuses. It marks a significant shift for a program that the political network founded by Charles and David Koch held up two months ago as a marquee example of its campus-oriented efforts.

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The Charles Koch Foundation agreed to give Cushman’s project a $1 million grant in 2017, which was matched by a $1 million grant from Koch network donors George and Nancy Records."......(more)

[SHRED]

1. The Kochs have infiltrated many colleges and universities

They are evil.

[Spouting1horn]

2. Any institution

that has received money from the Koch's should RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY. All charities/hospitals included.

[Maeve]

3. There is an old joke about dirty money

The gambler/saloon owner/keeper of the whorehouse waves a hundred dollar bill in front of the minister--"You're too holy to take the devil's money, aren't you?" Minister grabs the bill and says "The devil's had it long enough!"

Taking the money is one thing; letting them write the sermons is another. I believe Molly Ivins noted that a good politician knows you don't have to dance with everyone who helps get you to the ball.