> I'm surprised that universities don't open their doors to such events for everyone
You have to be very careful about letting people use your facilities to host events.
Unfortunately, grifters will use any opportunity to do something on a university campus as a way to imply they are associated with the university.
Even self-help author Tim Ferriss recommended this trick in his “Four Hour Work Week” book: He advised using university campuses to speak so you could leverage their credibility for your brand (I can’t remember the exact details)
It became such a problem that universities really can’t risk letting random groups come use their facilities. It doesn’t take long before someone abuses it to say they “Lectured at <university>” or “Gave a speech at <university>”
You have to be very careful about letting people use your facilities to host events.
Unfortunately, grifters will use any opportunity to do something on a university campus as a way to imply they are associated with the university.
Even self-help author Tim Ferriss recommended this trick in his “Four Hour Work Week” book: He advised using university campuses to speak so you could leverage their credibility for your brand (I can’t remember the exact details)
It became such a problem that universities really can’t risk letting random groups come use their facilities. It doesn’t take long before someone abuses it to say they “Lectured at <university>” or “Gave a speech at <university>”