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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to build a Miami campus.

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to build a Miami campus.

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September 30th, 2026

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to build a Miami campus.

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Carnegie Mellon University announced on Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin has donated $3 billion, the majority of which will be used to establish a new campus in Miami that will focus on addressing societal challenges.

卡內基梅隆大學週三宣布,對沖基金執行長肯·格里芬捐贈了30億美元,其中大部分資金將用於在邁阿密建立一個新校區,該校區將專注於應對社會挑戰。

This private research university in Pittsburgh stated that this is the largest single donation ever received by an American university.

這所位於匹茲堡的私立研究型大學表示,這是美國大學史上獲得的最大單筆捐贈。

Other donations exceeding $1 billion include the $1.8 billion given by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins University in 2018.

其他超過10億美元的捐贈包括2018年前紐約市長麥可·彭博向約翰霍普金斯大學捐贈的18億美元。

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny are also prolific donors, including a $2 billion donation to Oregon Health & Science University in 2025.

耐吉聯合創辦人菲爾·奈特及其妻子佩妮也是多產的捐贈者,包括2025年向俄勒岡健康與科學大學捐贈的20億美元。

Griffin's donation amounts to 2 billion dollars, which will be used to build a new 35-acre campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, north of downtown.

格里芬的捐贈涵蓋20億美元,用於在邁阿密溫伍德社區、市中心以北興建一個佔地35英畝的新校區。

The campus is expected to enroll approximately 3,500 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students.

該校區預計將招收約3,500名本科生、碩士生和博士生。

Construction is scheduled to begin next year.

建設定於明年展開。

The campus is not organized by academic discipline; instead, it focuses on what the university and Griffin, in a press release, called "grand challenge areas," such as human health and biological discovery; national security and strategic capabilities; energy and climate resilience; and advanced manufacturing and industrial transformation.

該校區並非按學術專業劃分,而是專注於大學和格里芬在新聞稿中所稱的「重大挑戰領域」,例如人類健康和生物發現;國家安全和戰略能力;能源和氣候韌性;以及先進製造和工業轉型。

The remaining funds will be divided equally between the computer science program at the Pittsburgh campus, which will be renamed in Griffin's honor, and other unspecified programs at the main campus.

其餘資金將平均分配給匹茲堡校區的電腦科學項目(該項目將以格里芬的名字重新命名),以及主校區其他未指明的項目。

In a press release, Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian praised Griffin, saying: "Throughout our history, CMU has anticipated moments of profound technological change and responded with new ways of thinking and problem-solving.

卡內基梅隆大學校長法納姆·賈哈尼安在新聞稿中稱讚格里芬時表示:「在我們的歷史上,CMU一直預見深刻技術變革的時刻,並以新的思維和解決問題的方式做出回應。

Artificial intelligence represents one of the most defining intellectual developments of our era, and it demands that we rethink how we educate students, conduct research, and collaborate with others."

人工智慧代表了我們這個時代最具定義性的知識發展之一,它要求我們重新思考如何教育學生、進行研究以及與他人合作。」

Universities are under mounting pressure to ensure that students are adequately prepared for a labour market that is being rapidly reshaped by artificial intelligence.

各大學正面臨日益沉重的壓力,必須確保學生得以為一個正遭人工智慧迅速重塑的勞動力市場做好充分準備。

At the same time, the number of job postings that include artificial intelligence and machine learning in their skill requirements or job titles is climbing sharply.

與此同時,在技能要求或職位名稱中涵蓋人工智慧與機器學習的職缺發布數量正急遽攀升。

At the same time, the financial pressures facing higher education are also mounting.

與此同時,高等教育面臨的財務壓力也在增加。

International enrollment is declining, and meanwhile, owing to demographic shifts in the United States, the number of high school graduates is beginning to fall in many states.

國際招生人數正在下降,同時,由於美國人口結構的變化,許多州的高中畢業生人數開始減少。

In addition, costs such as those for fuel, healthcare, and technology are rising.

此外,燃料、醫療保健和技術等費用正在上漲。

Griffin, a heavyweight donor to the Republican Party, founded Citadel and owns a waterfront residence in Miami.

格里芬身為共和黨的重量級金主,創立了城堡投資公司,並在邁阿密坐擁一處海濱住宅。

Miami belongs to a steadily expanding metropolitan area whose population exceeds 6.4 million.

邁阿密隸屬於一個持續擴張的大都會區,其人口逾640萬。

The area is already home to the University of Miami (a private research university), Florida International University (a public research university), and Miami Dade College (originally a community college, though it also offers a number of four-year degrees).

該地區已設有邁阿密大學(一所私立研究型學府)、佛羅里達國際大學(一所公立研究型學府),以及邁阿密戴德學院(最初為一所社區學院,惟亦提供若干四年制學位)。

Together, these three institutions have a total enrollment of approximately 135,000 students.

此三所院校的註冊人數合計約達135,000人。

In addition, the area is home to several smaller private colleges.

此外,該地區尚有多所規模較小的私立學院。

However, over the years Griffin has continued to donate to causes such as medical research, charter schools, and other universities, and he has consequently seen room to break new ground.

然而,格里芬多年來持續向醫學研究、特許學校及其他大學等事業捐款,他因而看到了開創新事物的空間。

Griffin will join Carnegie Mellon University's board of trustees, and he said in a press release: "The opportunity to bring Carnegie Mellon University to Miami can place our city at the heart of humanistic and scientific progress, and expand the university's international reach and influence."

格里芬將加入卡內基梅隆大學董事會,他在新聞稿中表示:「將卡內基梅隆大學帶到邁阿密的機會,能讓我們的城市位居人文與科學進步的核心,並擴大大學的國際影響力與影響。」

Even before the formal announcement, Carnegie Mellon University had already been forging increasingly close ties with Florida, where conservatives have likewise been strengthening their influence over higher education.

甚至在正式宣布之前,卡內基梅隆大學便已與佛羅里達州建立起日益緊密的聯繫,而該州的保守派亦加強了對高等教育的影響力。

Its computer science department launched a program aimed at teaching artificial intelligence to middle and high school students in Florida and several other states.

其電腦科學系啟動了一項計畫,目標是向佛羅里達州及其他數州的中學生傳授人工智慧知識。

The university also took part in a collaboration with the Gates Foundation to provide AI-driven course materials for introductory math courses at Miami Dade College.

該大學亦參與了與蓋茲基金會的合作,為邁阿密戴德學院的入門數學課程提供人工智慧驅動的課程教材。

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