Ken Griffin is giving Carnegie Mellon University $3 billion — the largest gift in the history of American higher education.

BREAKING: Ken Griffin is giving Carnegie Mellon University $3 billion — the largest gift in the history of American higher education.

Griffin is a Harvard alumnus and has previously given the Ivy League school $500 million.

But he publicly rebuked Harvard after October 7th and… pic.twitter.com/yJdzt5M3tk

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) September 30, 2026

Ken Griffin, a Harvard Alumnus, just gave $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon says the gift is the result of two years of talks with Griffin.

Here’s Griffin talking about Harvard a little over two years ago, in January 2024:

He asks if Harvard will return…

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) September 30, 2026