Harvard to rename school after top Republican donor following $300 million gift

Harvard University will rename its graduate school of arts and sciences after billionaire hedge fund executive and Republican megadonor Kenneth Griffin, the institution announced on Tuesday, after a new $300 million contribution brought Griffin’s total support of his alma mater to more than half a billion dollars. Griffin, 54, is the founder and chief executive of Citadel, a $59 billion hedge fund, and Citadel Securities, which trades securities. He is the 35th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $34.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg billionaires index.

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rename ... after ...：给什么命名什么

billionaire：亿万富翁

hedge：树篱；障碍；套头交易

fund：基金

hedge fund：对冲基金

megadonor：超级捐赠人（mega- 兆，MB 兆字节；巨大的）

donor：捐赠人

alma mater：母校（是一个拉丁语短语，意为喂养的母亲。在英语中，它通常用来指一个人毕业的学校或大学。在中文中，它通常被翻译为母校）

net worth：净值（net 网，净赚）

securities：证劵