Dartmouth Faces Pressure Over Black Building

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

Students at Dartmouth are demanding the removal of a campus building named after Leon Black, citing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein—even though Black claims he was unaware of Epstein’s crimes. As institutions nationwide reassess names honoring controversial figures, the debate centers on whether past associations justify renaming. Dartmouth’s newspaper has covered the student push, while analysts caution against rushing to judgment without proof of wrongdoing. The Board of Trustees has responded by forming a committee to establish future naming policies, calling the situation “troubling” and…