Editing George Mason University (section)

==== Koch Foundation funding and Economics department ====
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George Mason University has been subject to controversy surrounding donations from the [[Koch family foundations|Charles Koch Foundation]], in particular to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Department of [[Economics]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Koch and George Mason University |url=https://www.desmog.com/koch-and-george-mason-university/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=DeSmog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="elg">{{Cite news |last1=Green |first1=Erica L. |last2=Saul |first2=Stephanie |date=May 5, 2018 |title=What Charles Koch and Other Donors to George Mason University Got for Their Money |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/us/koch-donors-george-mason.html |access-date=June 13, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=George Mason University becomes a favorite of Charles Koch |url=https://apnews.com/article/-----613470e79eb64a5f9a4880996e0fd7c5 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=The Associated Press |date=April 2016 |language=en}}</ref> which was seen as being allegedly influenced by [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] political thought, evidenced by the [[political activities of the Koch brothers]]. University documents revealed that the Koch brothers were given the ability to pick candidates as a condition of monetary donations.<ref name="elg" /> George Mason University altered its donor rules following the controversy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=George Mason tightens donor rules after uproar over Koch|url=https://apnews.com/807149f5a8044bf49e24deadffac72fd|date=April 26, 2019|website=AP NEWS|access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref>