The Kindness of Strangers Philanthropy and Higher Education

In The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. Major concerns analyzed include: the increased professionalism of fundraising and of donating; an increased willingness of institutions to cater to the demands of donors; creation of dual roles for faculty, students, and staff when they are fundraisers and donors in addition to playing their primary roles in higher education; business-university research partnerships that put business values in conflict with academic values; the commercialization of student athletics; and endowment use and investment. Book jacket.

Deni Elliott is Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy and graduate coordinator in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg