Biggest ever university donation: Ken Griffin gives $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon, will become member of board of trustees

Biggest ever university donation: Ken Griffin gives $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon, will become member of board of trustees

Billionaire Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University. No university in the history of US education has received such a donation until Citadel founder Ken Griffin pledged an unprecedented $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University. Part of the money will go towards making a new campus in Miami where Griffin stays and the … Read more

Why is Timothy Mellon cutting GOP Senate funding? Billionaire donor’s big move ahead of 2026 midterms

Timothy Mellon has sharply reduced his Republican political giving ahead of the 2026 midterms. (X/@SaveUSAKitty)

Timothy Mellon84, has sharply cut his political donations ahead of the midterm elections, especially to Senate Republicans. Mellon is a reclusive billionaire from Wyoming and the grandson of Gilded Age industrialist Andrew Mellon. Timothy Mellon has sharply reduced his Republican political giving ahead of the 2026 midterms. (X/@SaveUSAKitty) As per reports, Mellon has not publicly … Read more

Who is Uju Anya and what is the controversy? Carnegie Mellon professor faces probe over social media posts

Dr Uju Anya is on voluntary leave as the school reviews her social media posts. (CMU)

Carnegie Mellon University professor Dr Uju Anya is facing scrutiny over a series of old social media posts that have recently resurfaced online. The posts, which included comments about the deaths of public figures that went viral. Dr Uju Anya is on voluntary leave as the school reviews her social media posts. (CMU) Carnegie Mellon … Read more