https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ken-griffin-doubles-down-on-florida-with-record-3b-carnegie-mellon-giftContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ken-griffin-doubles-down-on-florida-with-record-3b-carnegie-mellon-gifthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ken-griffin-doubles-down-on-florida-with-record-3b-carnegie-mellon-gift#u96573Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:20:40 +0000Citadel founder Ken Griffin is committing a historic $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to fund a new campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood and expand the existing Pittsburgh campus. The donation stands as the largest individual gift in United States higher education history. The bulk of the funding, totaling $2 billion, establishes the new Miami facility, which will focus on tech, energy, advanced manufacturing, and societal challenges by organizing learning around those problems instead of traditional majors. The remaining $1 billion is earmarked for the Pittsburgh campus.Why it