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Why some public universities get to keep their donors secret

  • Written by Alexa Capeloto, Associate Professor of Journalism, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The Charles Koch Foundation had a say in some GMU faculty hires. Universal Images Group via Getty Images

In April 2018, the public learned that George Mason University had let the Charles Koch Foundation have a say in the hiring and review of faculty. The revelation confirmed long-held suspicions that Virginia’s largest public university was...

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