The total $3 billion donation is the largest individual gift ever made to a US university, surpassing a $1.8 billion contribution by Michael Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins. Griffin, a Harvard alumnus, shifted his philanthropic focus away from the Ivy League school after criticizing its policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2024. The commitment to Carnegie Mellon is the result of two years of negotiations between Griffin and the institution.
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Griffin's $3B Carnegie Mellon Gift Breaks US University Record
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The founder of Citadel is investing $2 billion to build a new academic campus in Miami's Wynwood district that will serve more than 3,500 students. Graduate programs are scheduled to begin as early as 2028 at the site, which will span 35 acres and employ approximately 900 faculty and staff. An additional $1 billion of the total funds will support the main campus in Pittsburgh, including $500 million specifically to rename the School of Computer Science as the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science.
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