Give Day Personally I’ve had solid, professional contact from Athletics development and have never felt pressured.
The chancellor’s discretionary funds have been an issue for a long time. Ask anyone with a grant, especially if it was privately funded. The university takes a huge tax off the top. Here is an area where Katehi was cleaning house. Grants and contracts showed significant improvement in efficiency under her, and relationships with the private sector significantly improved. Those relationships can end up with sponsorship for a variety of university programs, such as stadium improvements. MIT represents the model for private enterprise-university relationships.