Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?

By Michael Sokolove,  NYT Photo illustration by Joan Wong One spring afternoon last year, protesters gathered on a sidewalk alongside a busy street in Cambridge, Mass. City buses rolled past. Car horns sounded. A few pedestrians paused briefly before continuing on their way. The location was 77 Massachusetts Avenue, in front of a limestone-and-concrete edifice that serves as the gateway into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The building’s lobby leads to a long hallway known as the Infinite Corridor and into the heart of one of America’s most vaunted academic institutions. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?