...Singularity University, which doesn’t use “the”, because that seems to be the convention for universities?
Specifically, it’s the convention for university names following the formula “X University” (as opposed to “University of/for/in X”). These should be thought of as analogous to geographic place-names (which is what they basically are): “Hamilton County”, “Bikini Atoll”, “Harvard University”, etc. (“Singularity University” would be analogous to “Treasure Island”.)
There are a few rare exceptions: The George Washington University, The Ohio State University (both articles often “mistakenly” omitted!), the Bering Strait.
Anyway, why in the world would SI want to “take after” SU? The risk of confusion between these two organizations is large enough as it is.
Specifically, it’s the convention for university names following the formula “X University” (as opposed to “University of/for/in X”). These should be thought of as analogous to geographic place-names (which is what they basically are): “Hamilton County”, “Bikini Atoll”, “Harvard University”, etc. (“Singularity University” would be analogous to “Treasure Island”.)
There are a few rare exceptions: The George Washington University, The Ohio State University (both articles often “mistakenly” omitted!), the Bering Strait.
Anyway, why in the world would SI want to “take after” SU? The risk of confusion between these two organizations is large enough as it is.