Just moving the topic out of an unrelated thread and into its own thread. It's an interesting topic.
While most of the prior discussion was over booster influence is having Stitt not renewed, and booster influence in athletics, this also happens on the academic side too, at least to some extent.
See what is going on at USC now, with big donors going after the acting president for trying to move on the long-time dean of the business school. Doubt that this acting president is going to win this battle, or not be severely wounded.
"Wealthy USC donors revolt after interim president pushes out top dean over handling of misconduct cases"
"But influential USC benefactors are fighting the move. Pasadena billionaire Ming Hsieh, a trustee who has donated more than $85 million, hired a Century City litigator to advocate for Ellis before the USC board."
“Jim’s not going quietly and we’re not going quietly,” said Lloyd Greif, chief executive of his own investment banking firm who has donated more than $5 million to the business school. “This decision needs to be reversed.”
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-usc-president-school-20181204-story.html
While most of the prior discussion was over booster influence is having Stitt not renewed, and booster influence in athletics, this also happens on the academic side too, at least to some extent.
See what is going on at USC now, with big donors going after the acting president for trying to move on the long-time dean of the business school. Doubt that this acting president is going to win this battle, or not be severely wounded.
"Wealthy USC donors revolt after interim president pushes out top dean over handling of misconduct cases"
"But influential USC benefactors are fighting the move. Pasadena billionaire Ming Hsieh, a trustee who has donated more than $85 million, hired a Century City litigator to advocate for Ellis before the USC board."
“Jim’s not going quietly and we’re not going quietly,” said Lloyd Greif, chief executive of his own investment banking firm who has donated more than $5 million to the business school. “This decision needs to be reversed.”
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-usc-president-school-20181204-story.html
