Berkowitz: How Marx transformed the mission statements of Ivy League universities

Berkowitz: How Marx transformed the mission statements of Ivy League universities

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2019 In his “Theses on Feuerbach,” the young Karl Marx proclaimed, “[P]hilosophers have only hitherto interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it” (emphasis in original). The mission statements of several preeminent colleges and universities in the United States follow suit, an analyst noted. “Consider Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, […]

Foundation controlled by Iran regime said to fund major Ivy League universities

Foundation controlled by Iran regime said to fund major Ivy League universities

by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2017 A New York congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate an Iranian government-controlled foundation’s funneling of millions of dollars to U.S. universities, including several in the Ivy League. The Alavi Foundation has distributed more than $50 million in grants since its foundation in 1973, including […]