<[email protected]> wrote: > A foundation bankrolled by Libertarian businessman Charles G. Koch has > pledged $1.5 million for positions in Florida State University's economics > department. In return, his representatives get to screen and sign off on any > hires for a new program promoting "political economy and free enterprise."
I think it's inaccurate to call Koch a "Libertarian." As far as I can tell, he only wants to liberate those with a lot of money. > Traditionally, university donors have little official input into choosing > the person who fills a chair they've funded. The power of university faculty > and officials to choose professors without outside interference is > considered a hallmark of academic freedom. Alas, this violation of academic freedom represents more of a trend (perhaps not a really large one) than an exception. Rich folks have been setting up "chairs of free enterprise" and the like, while objecting to the existence of any unorthodox economists (cf. Notre Dame). -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
