Does naming a division after a someone make it seem more prestigious?

Scipio
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:47:21 +0000

Not related to a donor, but a name change that I’ve always regarded as a mistake is the medical school in Oregon. For many decades it was the University of Oregon School of Medicine. Fine. Sounds just like a proper, respectable state medical school. But then along came some dean or president who decided that the name didn’t adequately reflect the fact that other degrees were also awarded there - nursing and pharmacy for example. So he changed it to the Oregon Health Sciences University. Big Mistake IMO. That sounds like some sort of for-profit trade school.