Citadel CEO and billionaire Ken Griffin is giving $5.5 million to fund scholarships and graduate fellowships at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education .

UF leaders and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the donation at a press conference in Gainesville as they highlighted investments into the new school.

UF is renovating the infirmary to house the Hamilton school that’s set to be finished in 2027, with classes starting the Spring of 2028, officials said.

According to the school’s website, the classes could help prepare students for jobs in government, public policy, finance, consulting, nonprofits and other areas.

Mori Hosseini , UF’s Board Chair and a close DeSantis ally, called the new school a “bold investment in higher education.”

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