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Hedge Fund CEO Donates $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon

🐿️ The Squirrel's Take

This unprecedented gift shows hedge fund billionaires reshaping higher education by betting on coastal expansion over Rust Belt roots.

💡 Why it matters

It sets a new record for individual university donations and could intensify competition among elite schools for mega-philanthropy funding.

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, donated $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single gift in U.S. education history. The donation will fund a new Miami campus and major investments at the university's Pittsburgh headquarters.

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Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation

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