Donor Intent Wins at Trinity College

George Leef

College officials often look covetously on large donations intended for particular purposes, thinking "We have better purposes; now if only we could divert some of that money...."

Such a case has played out over the last several years at Trinity College, where the Shelby Cullom Davis Endowment was targeted by an aggressive president. Happily, that battle is over and it was a clear victory for donor intent. In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, philanthropy expert Martin Morse Wooster explains the circumstances and how the Connecticut Attorney General's office did the right thing in upholding the rule of law.

Oh, and the president was ousted before his contract was up. Then he went on to run Sweet Briar College.

 

Image: U.S. News and World Report

  • Share

Most Commented

January 24, 2024

1.

After Claudine

The idea has caught on that the radical left overplayed its hand in DEI and is now vulnerable to those of us who seek major reforms. This is not, however, the first time that the a......

February 13, 2024

2.

The Great Academic Divorce with China

All signs show that American education is beginning a long and painful divorce with the People’s Republic of China. But will academia go through with it?...

October 31, 2023

3.

University of Washington Violated Non-Discrimination Policy, Internal Report Finds

A faculty hiring committee at the University of Washington “inappropriately considered candidates’ races when determining the order of offers,” provided “disparate op......

Most Read

May 15, 2015

1.

Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

October 12, 2010

2.

Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...

July 8, 2011

3.

Ask a Scholar: What Is Structural-Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism?

Professor Jonathan Imber clarifies concepts of sociologocal theory....