Stanford University has received its largest cash donation from an individual in its history — $400 million from Philip H. Knight, the Nike co-founder. The gift will be part of a $750-million endowment to establish a “graduate-level scholarship designed to prepare a new generation of global leaders,” according to a statement from the university.
Mr. Knight has gained fame for the several large gifts that he and his wife have made to the University of Oregon — $100 million in 2008, $125 million in 2012, and $500 million in 2013, a donation that the university matched.
