Monthly Archives: June 2011
Economics lesson: criticism of FSU’s Koch grant unfair
South Florida Sun Sen-Sentinel June 5, 2011 by Andrea Castillo Bizarre: It’s the word that best describes the brouhaha over the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation’s controversial grant to Florida State University, where I’m an undergraduate majoring in economics. … Continue reading
Grant donors’ goals are to advance learning
Orlando Sentinel June 3, 2011 by Manuel H. Johnson As state governments around the U.S. struggle with weak economies and structural budget crises, funding available to higher education is likely to continue to come under severe pressure. To meet … Continue reading
Michael Munger: Koch brouhaha is hardly news in academia
The Tallahassee Democrat May 31, 2011 By Michael Munger Florida’s universities, and media, are in an uproar about the Koch Foundation’s “strings” on grants to FSU’s Economics Department. But I’m not sure why. As chair of Duke’s Political Science … Continue reading