Mellon
Americannoun
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To foster competition and innovation, he writes, donors should give to “alternative institutions” such as Carnegie Mellon University’s proposed Miami campus or the University of Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The new Carnegie Mellon campus will sit blocks from Griffin’s other major investment in the neighborhood, where he joined with Goldman Properties to acquire an office tower from Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay, for $180 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that Ken Griffin, the CEO of hedge-fund firm Citadel, is donating $3 billion to the school, the largest individual gift in higher-education history.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Carnegie Mellon will make that dream happen for the people of Miami, just as it does for the people of Pittsburgh.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Is that you, Edzel? Primo Mellon speaking. Yes, I’ve got hold of him. Mr. Savage will now take the microphone and say a few words. Won’t you, Mr. Savage?”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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