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Ken Griffin pledged a record $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon — including a new Miami campus

The Citadel CEO's gift will fund a new 35-acre campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, with students expected to enroll in 2028

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Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin announced Wednesday a $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon University — the largest individual donation in the history of higher education — including $2 billion to build a new campus in Miami.

That total eclipses the prior benchmark in higher-education philanthropy — a $2 billion gift from Nike $NKE co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight to Oregon Health & Science University,........

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