Ken Griffin Donates Record $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon for Miami Campus
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Ken Griffin, the founder of Citadel, has made a record $3 billion donation to Carnegie Mellon University, with most of the funds allocated for a new campus in Miami. This campus will focus on societal challenges and is expected to host over 3,500 students while creating 300 faculty and 600 staff positions.
The donation marks the largest single gift ever made to a U.S. university, as Griffin aims to reshape Miami into a city that rivals New York and London. The new campus will be located in Wynwood and will organize learning around societal issues rather than traditional majors.
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“Record contribution comes as the billionaire seeks to reshape the Florida city to rival the likes of New York and London”
FT — Ken Griffin donates record $3bn to Carnegie Mellon in push for Miami campus“The Citadel founder, who moved his firm from Chicago to Miami in 2022, is bankrolling a Wynwood campus that will organize learning around societal challenges instead of majors.”
Fortune — Ken Griffin doubles down on Miami with a record $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon—and plans for a campus in the city Citadel now calls home“A new campus in Miami will host more than 3,500 students and create 300 faculty and 600 staff positions”
inc. — Ken Griffin Is Giving Carnegie Mellon $3 Billion. Most of It Is Going to Miami“Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.”
fast company — Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin just made the single biggest donation ever to a U.S. university
Earlier versions
- Sep 30, 8:30 AM — Ken Griffin Donates $3bn to Carnegie Mellon as University Plots Miami Campus (1/1)
- Sep 30, 4:11 PM — Ken Griffin Donates $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon for New Miami Campus (2/2)