Journalism Prof. Miranda Spivack is Again a Guest on Radio's Kojo Nnamdi Show

May 9, 2018

"Recently released documents reveal that Koch Foundation donations to George Mason University may have offered the private group sway over the hiring of professors at the public university," notes WAMU Radio's Kojo Nnamdi Show.  The public radio program, based out of the Washington, D.C. area, today featured Miranda S. Spivack, Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University. 

Professor Spivack and other panelists discussed public colleges and their secretive private foundations, an issue she explored in a piece published in New York's Newsday last month. She wrote, "Critics say the lack of transparency from public university foundations at George Mason, Florida State and elsewhere makes it difficult to gauge the level of influence private donors may exert over curriculum, hiring and other decisions."

The radio program can be accessed online by clicking here; a snippet of the segment is embedded below.

The professor also appeared on the WAMU program in August to discuss how Marriott's plans to move its headquarters to downtown Bethesda, Maryland could impact that city.

Spivack has been a working journalist for four decades and spent nearly 20 years at the Washington Post as an editor and reporter. She recently received the Sunshine Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her work on behalf of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Issued by SPJ's Board of Directors and Freedom of Information Committee, the Sunshine Awards "honor people or organizations each year for their notable contributions to open government."

On February 15, the journalism professor moderated a discussion at DePauw on civility between former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton '52 and former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar.  A summary is available here.

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