CMU CS School Renamed 'Griffin SCS' — and Billionaire Naming Rights Draw Fire
sytelus · x · 2026-10-01
CMU's School of Computer Science is now 'Griffin SCS,' sparking jokes about Leopold Aschenbrenner and criticism of billionaires plastering their names on campus — sytelus argues Paul Allen and Bill Gates should have named UW buildings after the computer scientists who enabled their businesses.
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