U. faculty: Koch Foundation gift 'raises serious concerns' about academic freedom

SALT LAKE CITY — In a six-page letter to the University of Utah's Academic Senate, U. economics and political science faculty wrote that a new grant from the Charles Koch Foundation "raises serious concerns" about intellectual independence and academic freedom.More than 30 faculty members and doctoral candidates in political science, economics and law signed the letter to the Academic Senate's executive committee regarding the recent grant agreement between the university and foundation, w