There’s now a pro-plaintiff website dedicated to the higher-ed philanthropy smackdown known as Robertson v. Princeton. For anybody who has ever given a dollar to their alma mater with the expectation that the money will be used for a certain purpose, this case is of enormous interest: Princeton is basically trying to seize a pot of cash and fighting against the wishes of the family that originally donated it. I covered the dispute a few years ago in NR, writing: “On ethical grounds, the Robertsons appear to have a strong case … No matter what happens, some good may come of the case if it creates skepticism among donors and leads to smarter philanthropy.” (This quote is included on the new website here, along with a roundup of other comments.)
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John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.
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