News Hundreds had urged Ohio State University to remove Les Wexner's name from campus buildings over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

November 9, 2026 — 4 min read

Les Wexner (right), founder and board chair of the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, and Jeffrey Epstein (left) (photos via Wikimedia Commons and United States Department of Justice; edit Rhea Nayyar/ Hyperallergic )

Ohio State University (OSU) has called off the school's review process to consider removing billionaire benefactor Les Wexner's name from campus buildings, despite hundreds of renaming requests citing Wexner's connections to Jeffrey Epstein.…