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November 9, 2007
$20-Million Gift Bought Donor a Role in Picking UC-Irvine Law Dean
The University of California at Irvine agreed to “periodically and confidentially consult” an Orange County billionaire on the selection of an inaugural law dean in exchange for his $20-million gift, the Los Angeles Times reported today.
Both the university and the donor, Donald Bren, insist that despite that agreement, which was revealed in documents obtained by the Times, Mr. Bren did not torpedo the initial appointment of Erwin Chemerinsky as founding dean.
The university’s chancellor, Michael V. Drake, touched off a national furor when he hired, fired, then rehired the noted legal scholar in a matter of weeks (The Chronicle, September 28). Mr. Chemerinsky said the chancellor had told him his decision was prompted by outside political pressure over the professor’s liberal views. Mr. Drake said that’s not the case.
The university’s agreement with Mr. Bren also stipulated that, on building signs, the donor’s name must be at least twice the size of the name of the building. —Katherine Mangan
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“The university’s agreement with Mr. Bren also stipulated that, on building signs, the donor’s name must be at least twice the size of the name of the building.” That’s just tacky.
— scotteebee Nov 9, 05:06 PM #
I wouldn’t be so quick to vilify the donor in this case – it is his money. But Chancellor Drake might want to consider growing a set before accepting his next $20-million…or hiring his next dean.
— Ricardo Nov 10, 10:27 AM #
This is yet another warning to those too eager to accept donations. The university should set the conditions of the donation, not the donor. The donor is also getting something out of this relationship with the university. The university, all educational institutions, should stop being so grateful for any money they get that they are willing to forgo the overall mission. Legislatures should be pressured to stop de-funding education – like California’s governor is doing – and remember that the goal of a state is to take care of its people. And yes, the sign issue is tacky.
— Marie Nubia-Feliciano, M.S. Nov 16, 02:50 PM #