People seem pretty excited about the $1B donation to the University of Oregon Knight Campus

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