Billionaires like Ken Griffin are doling out tons of money to prove that a college degree still matters
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Multi-billion dollar gifts to universities are a bet that brand-name degrees will remain a primary credential even as skills get unbundled. For talent strategies, this suggests elite pipelines will stay over-subscribed—use them, but don’t wait for academia to solve your AI-era training gaps.
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