At 02:21 PM 1/20/2006, you wrote:
website bio for bruin alumni association advisory board member walter williams reads: Dr. Walter Williams, M.A. '69, Ph.D. '72 After earning his doctorate from UCLA's highly regarded economics program, Williams has enjoyed a successful academic career, and has been a professor of economics at George Mason University since 1980, including a 1995-2001 stint as department chair.
Speaking of George Mason University: George Mason University is a Virginia-based University, situated close to Washington, D.C. It is notable for hosting over 40 right-wing research centers and affiliates including the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center. It has three geographically disparate campuses, at Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William. The university began as the Northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia in 1957. In 1972 it had grown to the point where it officially separated from its parent institution. It became a "magnet for right-wing money" [1] (http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientprofile.php?recipientID=413) during the 1990s. From 1992 through 1994, 12 right-wing foundations invested a combined total of $8.55 million in various academic programs and institutes of George Mason University. It was this funding that help establish (and continues to support) the University's unrivalled set of right-wing "study centers", which aim to recruit and support young, free-market-oriented students - typically through paid-for "study trips", seminars, and placements. The Mercatus Center is currently the main focus of right-wing funding. Between 1999 and 2001, the Mercatus Center was the third largest recipient of conservative foundation money (a position previously held by the Institue of Humane Studies). [2] full: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Mason_University -- www.marxmail.org
