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TexasTowelie

(122,528 posts)
Sat Dec 21, 2019, 08:13 PM Dec 2019

After being sued, Mizzou returns most of nearly $5 million conservative gift

By Joe Holleman


The University of Missouri had to do what it really didn't want to — give back millions of dollars.

To settle a lawsuit brought by Hillsdale College, a small liberal arts school in southern Michigan that's popular in conservative circles, Mizzou has returned $4.7 million, Hillsdale officials said Wednesday.

One of the lawyers representing Hillsdale was former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who earned his bachelor's and law degrees from Mizzou.

"Under the settlement, Mizzou has agreed to pay nearly the full amount of the original gift, approximately $4.6 million," Hillsdale officials said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/after-being-sued-mizzou-returns-most-of-nearly-million-conservative/article_fdd8197e-462c-5679-ae09-f6b9a1aa0efd.html
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After being sued, Mizzou returns most of nearly $5 million conservative gift (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2019 OP
They didn't fulfill the terms of the gift Jake Stern Dec 2019 #1
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