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Billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin, the founder and majority owner of Citadel, gifted Harvard University $300 million.
From The Harvard Gazette:
Harvard University announced today that business leader and philanthropist Kenneth C. Griffin â89 has made a gift of $300 million to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to support the Schoolâs mission and to advance cutting-edge research and expand access and excellence in education for students and scholars regardless of economic circumstances. This unrestricted gift furthers Griffinâs philanthropic legacy at Harvard, which spans four decades and totals more than $500 million.
In recognition of Griffinâs commitment to Harvardâs mission over the years, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will be renamed the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in his honor.
