Following the resignation of the University of Pennsylvania president and the Harvard president after their congressional testimony regarding protests and anti-semitism on campus (though let's note that there was more to the resignation of the Harvard president than just that), the chairman of the Board of Trustees of UPenn, Scott Bok, resigned too. He wrote an editorial for the Philadelphia Inquirer, but that requires a subscription anywhere I could find it. Instead of that, I'll provide a Daily Mail article about it, and a video.
On that point, I agree with what he said. Unless you're actually willing to be on the Board of Trustees or in a similar position, whether or not you give a big or small donation to a university shouldn't allow you to influence the university's policy just because you're a donor.
It's almost like saying you should have a say in how someone lives their lifestyle if you happen to donate a pint of blood to them. You made the choice to donate blood, but it's not up to you who gets it and how they live after that.
Ousted UPenn board chair Scott Bok says donors should not have 'a loud voice on how universities are run' after college president Liz Magill quit over anti-Semitism outrage
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