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It's pretty strange for Yale to have named a college after Benjamin Franklin, who had virtually no association with Yale or New Haven beyond a 1753 honorary deg
by didgeoridoo 9y ago
It's pretty strange for Yale to have named a college after Benjamin Franklin, who had virtually no association with Yale or New Haven beyond a 1753 honorary degree — especially because he is so tightly connected to Ivy League rival UPenn. I've heard some people half-jokingly begin referring to it as "Aretha Franklin" college instead. She is at least equally qualified (her honorary degree was in 2010)!
- MLR 9y agoThe article gives an explanation for this.
- alistairSH 9y agotl;dr - a major donor ($250 million) is a Franklin fan. He cut a check for nearly half the estimated cost of the college, so they named it in honor of one of his heroes.
- Chaebixi 9y ago> tl;dr - a major donor ($250 million) is a Franklin fan. He cut a check for nearly half the estimated cost of the college, so they named it in honor of one of his heroes. That's honestly way better than naming it after yet another major donor.