Arab $$$ to American schools

News item: Virginia congressman Frank R. Wolf recently sent a letter of concern to Georgetown University president John J. DeGioia regarding a $20 million donation from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal to Georgetown’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (the second largest gift in Georgetown’s history). A second $20 million gift from Prince Alwaleed to Harvard University has raised additional concerns.

• Why is an Arab (or behind the scenes a government) Prince giving such large sums of money to any U.S. university?
• What influence in these universities does this Prince gain with these gifts?
• Why are they giving money to these two universities, with two of the largest endowments in the country? Other schools could use this money more?
• What other schools or school organizations are also receiving large sums of money from Arab sources?
• Are any teacher organizations also receiving money from these sources?
• Is any organization or government agency keeping track of Arab donations to American school institutions?
• What is the big picture here? What does the American public need to know about this?
• Don't Georgetown and Harvard Universities owe an explaination to the American public?