Billionaires like Ken Griffin are doling out tons of money to prove that a college degree still matters

September 30, 2026 · 3:13 pm 2 sources

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• Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
  The Guardian · September 30, 2026 15:13
  Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus Carnegie Mellon University will receive an unprecedented $3bn donation from billionaire investor Ken Griffin, making it the largest single donation in the history of US education. Griffin, 57,…

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• Billionaires like Ken Griffin are doling out tons of money to prove that a college degree still matters
  MarketWatch · September 30, 2026 19:21
  Despite questions swirling around colleges and universities, Griffin’s $3 billion donation to Carnegie Mellon University is one of many from billionaires to colleges this year