Carnegie Mellon Gets Record $3B Gift from Ken Griffin to Launch CMU Miami
jmuiuc · x · 2026-09-30
Carnegie Mellon University announced a historic $3 billion gift from Citadel founder Ken Griffin via Griffin Catalyst — the largest individual gift in higher education history. $1 billion goes to the Pittsburgh campus, while $2 billion launches CMU Miami, a 35-acre campus in Wynwood organized around societal challenges, aiming to enroll students by 2028. CMU's strengths in advanced computing, robotics, and machine learning underpin the donation.
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