Ken Griffin donates $3bn to Carnegie Mellon for Miami campus

Summarised from 6 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 22:43 · Archive

Billionaire Ken Griffin has pledged $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, including $2 billion for a new Miami campus.

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel hedge fund, has pledged $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University. Two billion dollars will fund a new Miami campus, whilst $1 billion will go to the university's Pittsburgh campus, with approximately half of that designated for the School of Computer Science. Multiple outlets describe this as the largest single donation in US higher education history. The New York Post reports that Griffin described the gift as a response to Harvard University's handling of antisemitism, after previously donating $500 million to his alma mater before ending those donations.

How it is being reported

• Ken Griffin donates $3B for Carnegie Mellon University to open a new Miami campusNew York Post · 30 Sept, 20:14
• Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donationGuardian Technology · 30 Sept, 16:13
• Carnegie Mellon gets $3B donation to build Miami campusUPI · 30 Sept, 15:57
• Historic $3 billion donation from Citadel founder Ken Griffin to Carnegie Mellon UniversityIndependent World · 30 Sept, 14:46
• Ken Griffin pledges $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University in 'historic' giftCNBC · 30 Sept, 10:00
• Ken Griffin donates $3bn to Carnegie Mellon as university plots Miami campusFinancial Times · 30 Sept, 09:30

In this story: Ken Griffin · Citadel · Carnegie Mellon University · Miami · Pittsburgh

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