and away from the public interest.”
Though the full extent of this funding remains unknown, since universities are reluctant to disclose that information, an analysis from the #thinktank Data for Progress last year found that Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, Shell Oil, ConocoPhillips, Koch Industries donated at least $677 million to 27 U.S. #universities from 2010 to 2020. The largest recipients identified were the #UniversityofCalifornia, #Berkeley; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;