those corporate donors, particularly the ideologically driven ones, seek in exchange for their contributions a voice in the content of the academic programs they fund and even in the overall direction of the university. For their part, state legislatures are often pleased to have private donors keep an eye on the university to make sure it serves the interests of the corporations that supply many of the jobs and taxes that sustain the state. (Faculty members are typically less enamored of the expanding external influence.)13
