Regarding that Lee Bollinger op-ed I flagged earlier, Roger Pilon notes:

… the most compelling example of state support not translating into official control, [Bollinger] continues, can be found in our public and private research universities, which receive billions of government dollars annually with no apparent problem.
Really? Try getting your hands on some of those funds, or an appointment in one of those departments, if you have reservations about global warming. Or do we need any better example than the case of Elena Kagan, now before us. When the good dean took her principled stand against admitting military recruiters to the Harvard Law School, the larger university community reminded her of the government funds that were thus put in jeopardy, and she adjusted her position accordingly.

What’s that saying Dick Armey’s fond of? When you make a deal with the devil, you’re always the junior partner.