Donor‑Name Revocation as Governance

Universities increasingly treat building and program naming as reversible governance levers: naming agreements and regent/board policies now often include explicit clauses that allow institutions to remove donor names after revelations that harm reputation. That shift turns honorific naming into a contingent administrative tool, not an immutable legacy gift. — This reframes major philanthropy from long‑term legacy to conditional reputational leverage, affecting donor behavior, university fundraising, and public expectations about institutional integrity.