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[-] jdr@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lots of American universities are named after the dudes who paid for them initially. I'm not saying I'd be proud to go to Bezos U (go fighting bald eagles!) but if it were free then you could hold your nose.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

There isn't a university named after a rich dude that's free. Most are very expensive to maintain the brand value of the family name.

[-] Darkaga@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, and Penn are all free if your family makes less than $200k/yr. A bunch more are free at $150k and $100k cutoffs.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Which of those is named after a rich dude? Penn, is kind of but only because Pennsylvania is named after a person. I don't think any of the rest are.

[-] Darkaga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

John Harvard, Prince William III of Orange, Elihu Yale…

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Well, I'm a dumbass. Thanks!

[-] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 points 2 weeks ago

Those are all private.

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