Chuck Feeney's $350M Gift Helped Fund Cornell Tech's New York City Campus

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In 2011, billionaire Chuck Feeney pledged $350 million to establish Cornell Tech in New York City. The donation played a decisive role in Cornell winning a competition to host the new technology campus. The campus began opening in phases in 2017 and combines academic research with industry partnerships. Feeney practiced what he called living philanthropy, giving away nearly $1 billion over his lifetime to Cornell and to causes worldwide.

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