Knights pledge $1 billion to create engineering college at University of Oregon
The University of Oregon said Phil and Penny Knight have pledged $1 billion to establish a named engineering college, increasing their Knight Campus commitments to more than $2 billion after earlier $500 million gifts in 2016 and 2021. The donation will fund the creation of a full undergraduate engineering program—Oregon currently offers only engineering minors and graduate programs—with officials saying buildout will take roughly a decade and could help ease the state's engineer shortage. The gift follows large Knights donations to medical centers and cancer research and comes as federal science funding faces proposed cuts, making private funding more consequential.
Knights' $1 billion enables University of Oregon undergraduate engineering program
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Federal support for university research has faced proposed budget cuts and agency layoffs. The Knights recently made other large gifts to medical centers and cancer research. The new donation could let Oregon start an undergraduate…
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