The UAE donated $200,000 toward a chair at Columbia. That's about 8% of the chair's endowment and 0.003% of the university's total endowment. It's ludicrous to think Columbia would compromise its ethics for such a small gift.
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The UAE donated $200,000 toward a chair at Columbia. That's about 8% of the chair's endowment and 0.003% of the...
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Apr 18, 2007 19:45
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