Nike Cofounder Phil Knight Donates $1bn to University of Oregon for New Engineering School
Phil and Penny Knight fund the creation of a new engineering college at the University of Oregon, marking the largest known gift to a US public flagship university.
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First reported by The Guardian US, 38 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 23 Sept 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 23 September at 14:40 UTC; Inc. followed 39 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 24 September at 13:01 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), Inc., Fortune, Times of India, SI Feed.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian USNike cofounder gives $1bn to University of Oregon in historic donation
- Inc.Oregon Needs 2,500 Engineers a Year. Phil and Penny Knight Just Made a $1 Billion Bet on Training Them
- Inc.Phil Knight Built Nike. Now He’s Backing an Engineering College for Student Entrepreneurs
- FortuneBillionaire Nike cofounder Phil Knight gives $1 billion to his alma mater: ‘This is no time to abandon’ higher education
- Times of IndiaNike cofounder makes largest known donation to public flagship university
- SI FeedUniversity of Oregon Receives Historic Donation From Nike Founder
Sources
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- Nike cofounder gives $1bn to University of Oregon in historic donation The Guardian US ·
- University of Oregon Receives Historic Donation From Nike Founder SI Feed
- Nike cofounder makes largest known donation to public flagship university Times of India
- Billionaire Nike cofounder Phil Knight gives $1 billion to his alma mater: ‘This is no time to abandon’ higher education Fortune
- Phil Knight Built Nike. Now He’s Backing an Engineering College for Student Entrepreneurs Inc.
- Oregon Needs 2,500 Engineers a Year. Phil and Penny Knight Just Made a $1 Billion Bet on Training Them Inc.
In this story
- Phil Knight
- Penny Knight
- University of Oregon
- Nike