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Het nonconformisme van de babyboomer | Folia Web
Ik weet niet of u hem wel eens hebt ontmoet: Sijbolt Noorda, de oud-bestuursvoorzitter van de UvA, die zijn zinnen had gezet op het ministersambt, gepasseerd werd, toen genoegen moest nemen met het voorzitterschap van universiteitenvereniging VSNU, en die nu een stille wraakactie is begonnen op de idealen uit zijn jeugd.Times Higher Education - A gift too far? Questions are asked about donor's terms
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Jane Akre is a former Florida journalist and current editor-in-chief of InjuryBoard.com. She is best known for the whistleblower lawsuit by herself and her husband, Steve Wilson , against Fox Broadcasting Company station WTVT in Tampa, Florida .The DeVos Family: Meet the Super-Wealthy Right-Wingers Working With the Religious Right to Kill Public Education | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet
By now you've surely heard of the Kochs. Meanwhile, the powerful, wealthy DeVos family has remained largely under the radar, while leading a stealth assault on America's schools.Right-wing billionaires purchasing own professors - War Room - Salon.com
It’s rather sad that nearly every article written by a non-libertarian about Ron Paul begins with a disclaimer that the writer is not endorsing Paul for president. Yet, with a virulent case of Ron Paul Derangement Syndrome plaguing partisan Obama loyalists, it bears repeating if only to preempt future mischaracterizations and slander: I am not endorsing Ron Paul for president. That said, I believe the argument being forwarded by progressive-minded Paul supporters is significant because it embodies a calculating pragmatism that highlights uncomfortable truths both about liberal priorities and about presidential power.The real scandal around the endowment by the Koch brothers of two chairs at Florida State University is that state universities now have to seek such outside money and accept strings. The reason they have to do so is that many state legislatures have chosen not to have state universities any more. At many ‘state universities’ the state contribution to the general operating fund is less than 20 percent, falling toward 10 percent.
The Koch Brothers and the End of State Universities | Informed Comment
A conservative billionaire who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university. A foundation bankrolled by Libertarian businessman Charles G.
Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions - St. Petersburg Times
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Dean, College of Social Sciences & Public PolicyKoch Foundation
In 1979, the Koch Foundation was established by Carl and Paula Koch to fund evangelization activities of the Roman Catholic faith throughout the world. At that time, the Foundation was relatively small with market value assets of $6,914,090.Honey
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