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Professors in Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding
Universities are implementing stricter donor screening policies and faculty training after Epstein-linked revelations, with private donations accounting for about 3% of research funding.
- Earlier this month, universities announced they will enact stricter donor-screening policies and more substantive checks on all donations after revelations in the Epstein files.
- Driven by the need for money, faculty often seek donors individually for small sums like $5,000, which may bypass full university background checks.
- Fundraising offices typically oversee donor partnerships and compliance offices manage policies, while most university research funding comes from federal funders at about 53%, with universities providing 26% and individual donors about 3%.
- Following revelations in the Epstein files, Yale University, Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles recently placed professors on leave or saw resignations, while Bard College president Leon Botstein and astrobiologist Stuart Hameroff acknowledged limited fundraising ties.
- To prevent repeats, universities will increase training for faculty and administrators, restrict direct donor contact, and expand donor-screening and background checks via fundraising and compliance offices.
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Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters
The recent release of Jeffrey Epstein's emails shows a wide net of contacts – including academics at prominent universities. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesYale University, Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles are among the schools that have recently placed professors on leave, seen faculty resign or made other changes over faculty members’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The University of Arizona, for example, canc…
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