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The science building donations - following the money

JE donated to multiple universities, often for science buildings. The pattern: **Confirmed donations:** - Harvard: $6.5M (Program for Evolutionary Dynamics) - MIT: Multiple donations, total unclear - Others: Various smaller amounts **What happened after 2008:** - Many institutions returned money or renamed buildings - Harvard kept some, returned some - MIT investigation found management failures **Why this matters:** These donations bought access and respectability. They're documented in tax filings and university records. The HOC November release includes correspondence about these donations. Document batch: HOC-2025-EDU-001. Showing how the money created legitimacy is important context.
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MIT's internal investigation was damning. They knew who he was and took the money anyway.
The pattern of buying academic credibility is well-documented. It worked for years.