{
  "id": 9350693,
  "title": "Nike cofounder gives $1bn to University of Oregon in historic donation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nike-cofounder-gives-1bn-to-university-of-oregon-in-historic-donation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:40:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/nike-cofounder-university-oregon-donation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, have made a historic $1 billion donation to the University of Oregon to establish a new engineering school in Eugene. This is believed to be the largest known donation to a flagship university. The donation was reported by local Oregon media and the New York Times. The University of Oregon's president, Karl Scholz, expressed gratitude for the donation, noting the Knights' long history of supporting ambitious endeavors. Knight, a university graduate, emphasized that investing in higher education is crucial at a time when it is needed most. The donation brings the Knight family's total giving to the university to over $2 billion. It will enable the university to create a full undergraduate program, addressing the shortage of engineers in the state. The news follows the Knights' recent $1.1 billion commitment to Providence St Vincent Medical Center and the Providence Heart Institute to create Oregon's first women's health hospital.",
  "summary": "Phil Knight and wife, Penny, make largest known donation to a flagship university to fund a new engineering school Nike cofounder Phil Knight, and his wife, Penny, have donated $1bn to the University of Oregon in what is believed to be the largest known donation to a flagship university. The donation, which was first reported by local Oregon media and the New York Times , will go toward the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Phil Knight and Penny Knight donate $1 billion to University of Oregon",
    "Funds establish new engineering school in Eugene",
    "Knight family's total giving to university exceeds $2 billion"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}