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Should universities ever accept donations from hopeful parents?

7 mins | May 17, 2019

Gillian Tett writing in the Financial Times, looks at the broader ethical question around funding for universities following the US admissions scandal in 2019, which shone a light on the criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions.

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