Breaking News Extra: MIT Had Deeper Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Than Previously Known

The convicted sex offender visited the university's campus nine times and donated a total of $850,000, a new report says. [Breaking News] Finance [New MIT Report Details University’s Deeper Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein]( By Nell Gluckman The convicted sex offender visited the campus nine times and gave a total of $850,000, the report says. In Case You Missed It [Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab]( By Nell Gluckman Among the research MIT courted Jeffrey Epstein to finance was a high-profile lab project called the “food computer.” It hasn’t exactly lived up to its billing. In Case You Missed It [Higher Ed’s Dirty-Money Problem]( By Nell Gluckman Colleges claim to use tainted money for noble ends. Does anyone believe them? (PREMIUM) Subscribe Today The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](