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The hedge fund billionaire has made a record-setting donation to Carnegie Mellon for the creation of a new campus in Miami.
Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, including funding for a new Miami campus, in the largest single gift ever to a US university and the latest expansion of his influence in South Florida. Janet Lorin reports
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Hear from Farnam Jahanian, President of Carnegie Mellon University, and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of @Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, in a Fireside Chat about Griffin’s historic gift to further elevate CMU in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami.
Tune in to the Fireside Chat at 11:00 a.m.
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A $3B gift to reinvent college in Miami: why it could help define our future | Opinion
Breaking News: The hedge fund executive Kenneth Griffin pledged $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon, the largest ever single donation in American higher education. The record-breaking gift will largely go toward the development of a campus in Miami.
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“Carnegie Mellon University will be redefining higher education, yet again.”
Carnegie Mellon’s innovation engine has made a profound impact across the nation and globe. @SenMcCormickPA believes that the future is bright for Carnegie Mellon, in Pittsburgh and in Miami.
#CMUMiami#
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Pittsburgh has always reinvented itself.
As a former @CarnegieMellon trustee, I know what my friend Ken Griffin’s extraordinary $3 billion investment means for CMU and for Pittsburgh: $1 billion to strengthen the university’s Pittsburgh campus and $2 billion to launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami.
It’s a huge vote of confidence in an institution that is helping shape America’s future.
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What is Carnegie Mellon? Inside the university’s big move into Miami
Exclusive: Major college coming to Miami with $3B boost from billionaire Griffin
Hedge-fund titan Ken Griffin is donating $2 billion to start a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami, part of the largest-ever individual gift toward higher education
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is doubling down on Miami, announcing a $3 billion donation to help fund a new campus for Carnegie Mellon University in the city.
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Today, Carnegie Mellon University and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, announced a historic $3 billion gift to elevate Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami. #CMUMiami#
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China has spent years pre-positioning inside the US power grid. But while retaliation helps deter Beijing, misaligned AI agents may face no such limit.
In a guest essay for @nytimes CMIST's @HarryKrejsa & @phoebenich break down how to secure the grid:
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Carnegie Mellon is integral to a regional research effort to make industrial energy systems more resilient.
The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium is a new National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engine to strengthen manufacturing and economic competitiveness across Appalachia.
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Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year. We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely.
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This morning, Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of @NVIDIA, met with Carnegie Mellon students ahead of Commencement. The visit created an opportunity for students to connect and share their work. Watch his 2026 remarks:
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Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of @nvidia, will serve as Carnegie Mellon’s 2026 Commencement keynote speaker and will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology.
