13 Months Ago, Philanthropy Journal says (in Nonprofit news roundup for Feb. 2, 2009)  North Carolina
The unanimous decision of Brandeis University trustees to close the Rose Art Museum and auction off its collection of 6000 artworks has blindsided its art donors, Roberta Smith says in The New York Times Feb. 1 (see museum story). ...

And Deborah Barlow from slowpainting (WordPress) says (in Roberta Smith on the Rose Museum Closing) In addition to receiving almost no money from Brandeis, the Rose must do its fund-raising outside of the university’s donor base; but then, when the museum spends any of the money it raises, 15 percent of it must be paid to the university. In return for this Brandeis pays for the Rose’s light...