Tag: donor influence

Transparency Trainwreck

BY SARA DERISO, CONTRIBUTOR Last spring, Transparent GMU exposed several examples of undue donor influence here at Mason. This included revelations that the university allowed the Charles Koch Foundation and other donors to be involved in the hiring of faculty…

Mason Internal Review Committee Report Raises Concerns

Issues found with transparency, academic freedom and outside party influence BY JACK HARVEY STAFF WRITER Mason’s gift agreements raise “some degree of concern,” according to a recent report. The Internal Review Committee was established to review the language of donor agreements…

Understanding Donor Influence at GMU

STUDENT-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION HOLDS MEETING ON CAMPUS  By Ashley Stewart, Staff Writer UnKoch My Campus, a national organization with the stated goal to “expose and expel undue donor influence in academia,” organized an event Oct. 24 in Research Hall. Transparent GMU,…