Columbia University
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Entity Types
Ivy League university whose officials declined a potential $50 million building naming after Jeffrey Epstein at its College of Dental Medicine.
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Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Columbia University through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Connected via: Richard Axel, George J. Mitchell, Jeffrey Epstein
Organization
U.S. Southern District of New York
Connected via: Bill de Blasio, Alan Greenberg, George J. Mitchell
Connected via: Alan Greenberg, Mortimer Zuckerman, Jeffrey Epstein
Organization
Bear Stearns
Connected via: Alan Greenberg, Jeffrey Epstein
Organization
University of the Witwatersrand
Connected via: Aaron Klug, Alan Greenberg
Key Relationships
Part Of
- Organization Columbia University brain institute - The brain institute is part of Columbia University Credible Reporting
- Organization Mailman School of Public Health - The Mailman School of Public Health is a school within Columbia University. Credible Reporting
- Person Mortimer Zuckerman - Mortimer Zuckerman is identified as a donor to Columbia University who hosted dinners on campus Credible Reporting
- Organization Zuckerman Institute - The Zuckerman Institute is Columbia University's brain research institute where Richard Axel worked Credible Reporting
- Location College of Dental Medicine at Columbia University - The College of Dental Medicine is a school within Columbia University. Credible Reporting
- Organization Columbia College of Dental Medicine - The College of Dental Medicine is a school within Columbia University that was proposed as the site for the building ... Credible Reporting
- Location College of Dental Medicine building - The College of Dental Medicine building is part of Columbia University Credible Reporting
- Location College of Dental Medicine - The College of Dental Medicine is part of Columbia University Single Source
- Organization College of Dental Medicine - The College of Dental Medicine is a professional school within Columbia University. Credible Reporting
Associated With
- Person Bill de Blasio - Bill de Blasio received a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Publ... Credible Reporting
- Person Alan Greenberg - Greenberg taught at the Division of Historic Preservation at Columbia University Credible Reporting
- Person Alice de Rothschild - Alice de Rothschild was the student for whom Epstein attempted to secure admission to Columbia University Single Source
Mentioned In
- Person Aaron Klug - Award relationship - Columbia University awarded Aaron Klug the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize in 1981 Credible Reporting
- Person Richard Axel - Richard Axel is identified as a Columbia College Class of 1967 alumnus. Credible Reporting
Employed By
- Person Alan H. Fishman - Fishman earned his master's degree in economics from Columbia University. Credible Reporting
- Person Alan Greenberg - Greenberg taught at the Division of Historic Preservation at Columbia University. Credible Reporting
- Person Richard Axel - Richard Axel was co-director of a flagship neuroscience institute at Columbia University before resigning Credible Reporting
- Person Lee Bollinger - Lee Bollinger served as President of Columbia University in 2013 when the dinners with Jeffrey Epstein occurred Credible Reporting
- Person George J. Mitchell - Mitchell served as senior fellow at Columbia University since 2002 Credible Reporting
Located At
- Location College of Dental Medicine building - The College of Dental Medicine building is located at Columbia University. Credible Reporting
Represented By
- Financial Entity $50 million potential donation - Columbia University officials declined the potential $50 million donation from Jeffrey Epstein for building naming ri... Credible Reporting
- Person Jeffrey Epstein - Columbia University officials rejected the naming proposal from Jeffrey Epstein Credible Reporting
Funded
- Person Jeffrey Epstein - Jeffrey Epstein offered $50 million to Columbia University to have a building named after him, but the offer was reje... Single Source
Connected To
- Person Jeffrey Epstein - Columbia University rejected Jeffrey Epstein's $50 million donation offer to name a building after him Credible Reporting
- Financial Entity $50 million donation proposal - Columbia University officials declined the $50 million donation proposal to name a College of Dental Medicine buildin... Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“He received a Bachelor of Arts from New York University in metropolitan studies, a program in urban studies, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Fishman holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a master's degree in economics from Columbia University.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Greenberg has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the Division of Historic Preservation at Columbia University, and the University of Notre Dame.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Since 2002, Mitchell has been a senior fellow and senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center for International Conflict Resolution”
“Furthermore, in 2016, Epstein attempted to secure admission to Columbia University in New York...by enlisting the help of Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Richard Axel, to exert pressure on an endeavor that ultimately failed.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Klug was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1981.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC '67, to step down as Zuckerman Institute co-director following Epstein ties”
“Nobel winner Richard Axel resigns from Columbia over Epstein files”
“Neuroscientist resigns from Columbia amid revelations about Epstein ties”
“Nobel Prize winner resigns from Columbia over Epstein ties”
“Nobel winner Axel quits Columbia U. brain institute over friendship with predator”Accessed: 2026-02-27
“Richard Axel is an American biologist and professor at Columbia University. He met Epstein in the 1908s”Accessed: 2026-03-02
“Richard Axel, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and professor announced that he was resigning as a co-director of a flagship neuroscience institute at Columbia University because of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein”Accessed: 2026-03-06
“Two Truman Scholars from Columbia Named, Mailman Dean Fried Awarded George M. Kober Medal - Columbia University”Accessed: 2026-03-17
“How Epstein leveraged his relationships with Columbia affiliates to help admit JPMorgan executive Jes Staley's daughter”Accessed: 2026-03-17
“Columbia donor Mortimer Zuckerman invited Jeffrey Epstein to 2 dinners with Bollinger in 2013”Accessed: 2026-03-20
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-05-04
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