Rick Cohen, in Nonprofit Quarterly, notes the unfortunate background of the soon-to-be-namesake of George Washington University’s new Milken Institute School of Public Health. It is undeniably embarrassing; and it invites questions about the source of some of the money Michael Milken is donating.
GW was, I think, right to take the money from a man who has spent many years trying to repair his name; but it would also be a good move if GW, in a lengthy alumni magazine article, say, wrote a comprehensive review of Milken’s life and openly discussed his criminal years.