I
just received my August "e-line" Alumni bulletin from Yale (which I attended on scholarship as an undergrad law student), and the first
two items eloquently illustrated the two reasons why I no longer
contribute to this august institution which once meant so much to
me.
First,
the university is swimming in cash and doesn't need it. The Yale campaign
raising $3.8 billion MORE, means an additional endowment of nearly
$400,000 per-student. And meanwhile, the university continues clamoring
for government cash, including more federal student aid and other taxpayer goodies. Yale could easily go
the Hillsdale route and become entirely, proudly private, without the
slightest financial strain on its massive overall endowment of more than $17 billion.
Second,
check out the illustration for "Open Yale Courses" and "Summer Reading,
Listening and Viewing from Yale." Who's the only face illustrating the
best of what the university has to offer? That's Karl Marx! Nothing says
summer fun, or deepens your cultural comprehension more beautifully, than reviewing the
crackpot ideas that have led directly to 100,000,000 corpses in the 20th Century alone. With Marxism increasingly rejected and discredited nearly everywhere, I'm glad to
see it's still proudly embraced in a few stalwart redoubts: North Korea,
Cuba, Venezuela ...and the Yale Campus.
Does anyone
else see the irony of the university juxtaposing the fabulous generosity
of rich alumni, corporations, foundations, with the proudly beaming image of
beloved Uncle Karl?
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Yale Tomorrow Campaign Raises $3.881
Billion
Yale concluded the largest fundraising
campaign in its history on June 30 with a total of $3.881 billion raised.
Yale Tomorrow remained ahead of schedule for all five years and
substantially exceeded its goal of $3.5 billion. President Richard C.
Levin ’74 Ph.D. said, “The Yale Tomorrow campaign has made Yale a stronger
institution and magnified our impact on the world. I am deeply grateful
for the extraordinary support of our donors. Many generations of students
will benefit from their generosity.” More than 110,000 alumni, parents,
friends, corporations, and foundations contributed to the Campaign,
directing their gifts to every area of the
University. |
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Summer Reading, Listening and Viewing from
Yale
The University’s growing collection on iTunes
U presents a wealth of options for summer exploration. More than 30 Open
Yale Courses are now available on iTunes U and many new podcasts have been
added, including a short collection of videos focusing on the pivotal
people and events of the 200-year history of the School of Medicine and
the recent public lectures at the School of Architecture. Browse the
“What’s New” section of Yale’s iTunes U collection for the latest
offerings. Also see “Books
in Brief” for descriptions of recent books by
faculty. |