Last fall I reported on the Robertson family’s court battle to force the Princeton University to return many millions of dollars in allegedly diverted funds. The Robertsons have accused the campus of misspending a gift from their parents intended to train students for service in the federal government.

As John pointed out below, Princeton has reimbursed only $782,375 to the Robertson heirs. Today The Wall Street Journal reports that Princeton still denies misspending the funds, and is instead returning them because of “inadequate disclosure” of its spending to the family.

The fight continues, in a case that is perhaps the most significant one in higher education regarding the issue of honoring the wishes of a donor.