Anonymous Donors Give $45 to Nine Schools

Nine universities are grappling with a good news/bad news scenario of epic proportions.  The nine schools have all recently received generous donations that anount to $45 million.  That's the good news.  The bad news, is the catch--they can not seek information on the person or organization donating the money, which raises ethical issues.

While the public often hears of anonymous donors, typically the school knows the donor and doesn't make it public.  The gifts varied and the schools were in the South or Midwest.  It's not even clear if they all received funds from the same donor(s).

For the article, read here.

While the schools all accepted the money, and in some cases signed agreements not to try to locate the donors, should schools take money from unknown sources?  Should the schools give the money back if they ever find out the sources were less than reputable?