The Chronicle of Philanthropy

When You Can't Trust the Trustees

By Pablo Eisenberg

For 11 years Benjamin Ladner conned American University into giving him as president a princely salary, generous benefits, and a personal expense account for his wife and himself worthy of a greedy corporate chief executive.

In exchange, he raised a great deal of money that helped the university build and rehabilitate many campus structures, develop a...

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