Carnegie Mellon University said something on Wednesday.
卡內基梅隆大學週三宣布一件事。
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gave 3 billion dollars.
對沖基金執行長肯·格里芬捐了30億美元。
The school said this is the biggest single gift in US university history.
校方說,這是美國大學史上最大的單筆捐贈。
The earlier record was in 2018.
之前的紀錄是2018年。
That year, Michael Bloomberg gave 1.8 billion dollars to Johns Hopkins University.
那一年,麥可·彭博捐給約翰霍普金斯大學18億美元。
Two billion dollars of this money will go to the Miami Wynwood neighborhood.
這筆錢有20億美元會用在邁阿密溫伍德社區。
A new campus will be built there. It will cover 35 acres.
那裡要蓋一個新校區,占地35英畝。
The campus plans to take about 3,500 students.
校區預計招收約3,500名學生。
These students include college students, master's students, and doctoral students.
這些學生包括本科生、碩士生和博士生。
Building is set to start next year.
建設定在明年開始。
The campus is not divided by academic major.
校區不按學術專業劃分。
It focuses on a few "big problem areas."
它聚焦幾個「重大挑戰領域」。
These areas include human health, national security, energy and climate strength, and modern manufacturing.
這些領域包括人類健康、國家安全、能源與氣候韌性、先進製造。
The rest of the money will be shared equally.
其餘的錢會平均分配。
One part goes to a computer science program at the Pittsburgh campus.
一部分給匹茲堡校區的電腦科學項目。
This program will be named after Griffin.
這個項目將以格里芬命名。
The other part goes to other unnamed programs at the main campus.
另一部分給主校區其他未指明的項目。
President Farnam Jahanian said CMU always answers times of tech change with new ideas.
校長法納姆·賈哈尼安說,CMU一向在技術變革時刻用新思維回應。
He said AI asks universities to think again.
他說,人工智慧要求大學重新思考。
Universities must think about how to teach students and how to do research.
大學要思考如何教育學生,如何進行研究。
Higher education is facing money problems.
高等教育正面臨財務壓力。
International enrollment is going down.
國際招生在下降。
In some states, fewer students are finishing high school.
部分州的高中畢業生人數也在減少。
This is because the population is changing.
這是因為人口結構變化。
At the same time, fuel, health care, and technology cost more.
同時,燃料、醫療與技術等費用在上漲。
Griffin is a major Republican donor.
格里芬是共和黨大金主。
He started Citadel, a company that puts money into businesses.
他創立了城堡投資公司。
He owns a beachfront home in Miami.
他在邁阿密擁有海濱住宅。
He will join the board of Carnegie Mellon University.
他將加入卡內基梅隆大學董事會。
He said this move puts Miami at the center of progress. He said it is at the center of the humanities and sciences.
他說,此舉將邁阿密置於人文與科學進步的核心。