Little Higher Education Oversight Is Ending Up In Malfeasance

by Gary Snyder

The latest edition of Nonprofit Imperative has the normal failures of governance such as over $18 million of fraud by religious-related organizations. 

That aside, there is apparently a growing problem with our higher educational institutions. For example:

• Texas A&M $75,000 (over 4 years to detect)
• N.C. Foundation $400,000 (over 3 years)
• Princeton University Triangle Club $180,000 (over 6 years)
• UC Berkeley $90,000 (over 2 years; by a previously convicted felon that was in a position of responsibility)
• Westfield State University (President resigns: $160,000 worth of questionable expenses)
• University of Rhode Island Feinstein College of Continuing Education $200,000

With little oversight, we will be monitoring to see if this month is an aberration. 

Stay tuned.

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