The Saudi money is different in that the university administration today is seeking it out, as opposed to money from historical donors, which the current admini

The Saudi money is different in that the university administration today is seeking it out, as opposed to money from historical donors, which the current administration already has. Which is not to say that historical blood money, whether the direct result of (for instance) slave sales [1], or laundered as philanthropy from robber barons is ethically free and clear; rather, if your institution has long been engaged in taking that money, the very least you can do is stop taking it now. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/us/georgetown-university-search-for-slave-descendants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/us/georgetown-university-...