25 Comments
⭠ Return to thread

I donate to colleges and am given a choice to allow the colleges to spend the money at their discretion, the option I choose. I’m sure that option is quite commonly selected.

Expand full comment

They pushed the small donors into that because the big donors almost invariably want their money used for something specific like naming a building after them or usually Athletics.

Expand full comment

I certainly wasn’t pushed. And elite colleges make a lot of money from small donors, just like the government and presidential candidates. No one is talking about schools devoting most of their resources to programs to advance diversity.

Expand full comment