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Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Donates $1B to Oregon
The gift will fund a full undergraduate engineering program as Oregon seeks to address a statewide engineer shortage, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny Knight, committed $1 billion to the University of Oregon to establish a new engineering college in Eugene, Ore.
- This historic gift, the largest known donation to a U.S. public university, brings the family's total contributions to the University to more than $2 billion.
- Housed at the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, the college will create a full undergraduate engineering program to address Oregon's severe shortage of engineers.
- University President Karl Scholz faces difficult budget conversations, as the school plans about $65 million in cuts despite the significant donation amid eroding enrollment.
- Rejecting national cynicism about higher education, Phil Knight stated, "This is no time to abandon them," defending American universities as sources of essential opportunity.
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The Independent (US)Nike co-founder donates $1B to university — his latest massive charitable move
The latest Knight donation is the largest in the University of Oregon‘s history
·London, United Kingdom
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Nike Founder Donates $1 Billion To The University Of Oregon
·Jersey City, United States
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Nike Founder Makes Record-Breaking $1 Billion Donation to the University Of Oregon
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny have given $1 billion to the University of Oregon to fund a new engineering college, the largest known donation ever made to a public flagship university in the United States.
·New York, United States
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Knights pledge $1 billion to University of Oregon to create engineering college
Phil and Penny Knight previously gave $500 million donations to the University of Oregon in 2016 and in 2021. This gift is intended to build a new college on the campus those gifts established.
·Portland, United States
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