Montana State University applies for $8 million grant from Charles Koch

As part of its larger push to reel in academic research grants, a pair of Montana State University economics professors have applied for an $8 million grant from Charles Koch’s private foundation.

If successful, the billionaire industrialist’s grant money would be used, over five years, to establish the Center for Regulation and Policy Analysis, funding faculty positions and research fellowships in Bozeman.

By Troy Carter Chronicle Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/msu-applies-for-million-grant-from-charles-koch/article_462a0012-d033-5fee-9df6-7d3b22631ffa.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

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University of Kansas Case Exposes Koch Campus Strategy

Documents recently released in the settlement of a lawsuit at the University of Kansas offer a revealing window into an underreported Koch brothers’ strategy: targeted, politicized funding on college campuses.

Consider the details of the case:

http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2015/got-science-september-2015#.Vzz6ZuSZEVE

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How the Koch Brothers Are Influencing U.S. Colleges

In some cases, the Koch foundations have attempted, or succeeded, in attaching certain strings to their contributions, such as control over curriculum, and more recently, obtaining personal information about students.

Center for Public Integrity / Dave Levinthal

http://time.com/4148838/koch-brothers-colleges-universities/

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Groups Warn Of Dangers With Funding Of Universities By Koch Brothers

In addition to famously subsidizing political campaigns, the Koch brothers also pour millions a year into think tanks and universities. Some warn that the funding can come with conditions that threaten academic freedom.

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/22/372526856/groups-warn-of-dangers-with-funding-of-universities-by-koch-brothers