Undue Donor Influence on Curriculum
Donor-Approved Fellow Would Teach Atlas Shrugged - Page 2 of this UA grant proposal promises that one of the fellows in the Philosophy of Freedom program at UA will teach a course on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged one semester, while Prof. Schmidtz will teach a course on The Fountainhead the other semester. Page 3 gives the donor final approval over the selection process for candidates.
Kendrick Promised Over 200K Per Year to Create a Course in Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation - Says Kendrick will give over $200K per year for five years, unless Schmidtz leaves UA. Some of that money will be used to create the course “Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation.”
Kendrick Dictated Course Content - Guarantees that the wealth creation course will be taught substantially per the syllabus provided to Kendrick.
Philosophy Head Knuckles Under to Kendrick — Both Stylistically and Substantively - This obsequious thank you letter promises that “Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation” will be taught per the syllabus that Schmidtz sent to Kendrick – which remains true to this day!