Posted on 07/20/2019 8:27:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The University of Missouri has faced a tough few years. First, there were well-publicized protests stemming from student allegations that the administration responded inadequately to racial bias on campus. At one particularly charged demonstration, a (since fired) journalism professor called for “muscle” to prevent a student journalist from taking video of the protesters. This was followed by declining enrollment, budgetary shortfalls, the temporary shuttering of dorms, and staff layoffs from which the school has only started to recover.
But Mizzou’s latest challenge comes in the form of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by Hillsdale College, a conservative institution in rural Michigan. In 2002, the university received a $5 million bequest from financier Sherlock Hibbs. A 1926 graduate of Mizzou, Hibbs intended for his grant to fund six professorships at the Trulaske College of Business to be filled by devotees of free market economics.
In order to ensure the money was spent as he intended, Hibbs included in his will a unique enforcement provision. Mizzou would be required to certify every four years to the satisfaction of Hillsdale College that each professorship had been filled by “a dedicated and articulate disciple of the Ludwig von Mises (Austrian) School of Economics.” The remaining funds would revert to Hillsdale in the event that this requirement was not met.
Hillsdale is perhaps uniquely qualified to make this determination — von Mises bequeathed his personal library to the college, where it resides in a special reading room. And officials at the school claim that the University of Missouri has fallen short of Hibbs’ intent.
Hillsdale’s suit is helmed by Jay Nixon, former Democratic governor of Missouri and a Mizzou grad himself. “I believe both from my time as governor and my time as [Missouri] attorney general that donor intent is important...
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
HOORAY Hillsdale! Great school here in Michigan.
Don’t get misdirected here. The importance of teaching our Constitution in Universities is what’s important. Sending the $$$ to a choir may be emotionally satisfying, but its wrong.
FORCE them to teach the Constitution on their campus. And better yet, make it a required course.
Go Hillsdale, Go!!!!!!!
I believe that is what Hillsdale is attempting to do.
Or do you think they should just abdicate their fiduciary responsibilities?
Even better when they have to pay a price for it.
Are you familiar with what Hillsdale College teaches and promotes?
Mr. Hibbs, being a product of his time, clearly misjudged the trajectory of moral rot in academia.
Mr. Hibbs, being a product of his time, clearly misjudged the trajectory of moral rot in academia.
Another example why I’ll NEVER give another $ to “education”
How ironic that former Dim Guv Nixon is representing Hillsdale
This was the clown who made the ridiculously biased and “impassioned” speech during the Michael Brown Fiasco
It effectively removed ANY chance for the Dim nomination for the Presidency
All conservatives and Christian donors to any organization should include a caveat indicating the intent of the donation.
It is going to be difficult for some to contribute to their local public schools given the new LGBTQ state mandated curriculum,
Great story thanks for posting. But the writer should take an entry level journalism course. The actual point of the suit and indeed the whole story (that Missouri is violating the terms of the bequest and how) is located in paragraphs 6-8.
Probably the most conservative institution on our shores...?
You are missing the point. Hillsdale DOES teach the Constitution to all students. In addition, Hillsdale wishes to teach free-market economics, which is what the lawsuit against Missou is about.
There is no capacity for a last will and testament to force a university to teach the Constitution unless a university accepts a specific bequest to do so. I wish, however, that states would require it of state-funded universities. But you can imagine the distortions the blue states would impose.
I believe that was stated in paragraphs 6-8......
What's your idea of a successful mystery, the first chapter then the last one?.....Sheesh!
So often the donor’s wishes are not respected. There was that art collection in PA that got all screwed up. Think what you like of the donor’s desires, but accept them as binding. That’s what I think, anyway.
Indeed they are! But don’t try the von Mises stuff on FreeRepublic. We need government help in our markets. Need government protection of companies.
I am and I am pretty sure most of it would be rejected by many on this forum.
Uh, try reading the article.
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