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Tell Ball State University: Cut Ties with Koch NOW!
Ball State University Must End Its Partnership with Koch!
Ball State University has recently accepted a large $6.5 million combined donation from the Menard family and the Koch Foundation. This donation acceptance comes on the heels of returning a multi-million dollar donation from the Schnatter family after it was reported that donor John Schnatter, a Ball State alumnus and founder of Papa John's Pizza, had made inflammatory racist remarks on a work conference call.
However, the Kochs uphold and advance systems of white supremacy through academic strategy, and Ball State University is just another school under their belt. Ball State may have removed Schnatter and returned the family’s money for overt white supremacy, yet the school administration has no issue accepting a large donation from the Kochs - a cloaked form of white supremacy emerging under the guise of free market economics.
We echo the words of Ball State’s Black faculty collective in 2018, when they demanded the university make changes because “They need to see this commitment manifested not only in words but also in practice. They need to see the strongest ethical stance possible taken against racism in its institutional form, in accountability to these values, and socially responsible practices.” Unfortunately, this has clearly not happened with the most recent acceptance of Koch money.
Demand that Ball State University divest from Koch donations that are mired in white supremacy and corporate greed!
Tell Ball State University: Cut Ties with Koch NOW!
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