Yesterday, news broke that Phil and Penny Knight — the Nike fortune — had donated $1 billion to the University of Oregon to establish an engineering school. And that kind of news tends to get people talking. And writing. So I thought it might be helpful to round up a bunch of reputable news services that covered the whole thing. You know, for posterity.
- Bloomberg: Nike Founder Phil Knight Donates $1 Billion to University of Oregon
- Forbes: Nike Founder Donates $1 Billion To The University Of Oregon
- Fortune: Phil Knight gives $1 billion to Oregon: ‘This is no time to abandon’ higher education
- Inc.: Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives $1 Billion to Build Engineering College at University of Oregon
- Inside Higher Ed: Phil Knight Gifts Univ. of Oregon $1B for Engineering College
- The New York Times: $1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon Makes History
- The Oregonian/OregonLive: Phil and Penny Knight give $1B donation to University of Oregon
- OPB: Knights pledge $1 billion to University of Oregon to create engineering college
- Portland Business Journal:Phil and Penny Knight donate $1 billion to the U. of Oregon
- Portland Business Journal:University of Oregon says Knights’ gift brings $3B to Oregon economy
- The Register-Guard: University of Oregon launches engineering college with $1B Knight gift
- KGW: Phil and Penny Knight pledge $1B to creation of new engineering college at University of Oregon
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