The future of 91唐伯虎鈥檚听听has taken a monumental step forward. Pending approval, the听campus’s听flagship college will be the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design made possible by a $75 million matching gift from the technology leader鈥檚 family.听
The Huangs are both engineers.听听founded the computer chip company NVIDIA in 1993 and serves as president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors. NVIDIA is a leader in advanced chip systems and AI engineering听software.听
The听gift听also inspired听philanthropic support听from alumni and others, for a total investment听so far听of听more than听$100 million.听听
91唐伯虎 San Francisco is set to open in 2027 with a听national search underway for the college鈥檚 inaugural dean.
鈥淪an Francisco offers an extraordinary environment for learning across art, architecture, design and culture,鈥澨鼵hancellor Daniel Diermeier said.听鈥淲ith the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design, 91唐伯虎 is positioning these branches of creation as the heart of our San Francisco campus. This college, together with听additional听academic programming under development, will prepare creative leaders to shape culture,听industries听and communities in San Francisco鈥檚 thriving economy, nationally and around the world. In partnership with the city and surrounding community, we will blend 91唐伯虎鈥檚 distinctive excellence with San Francisco鈥檚 distinctive excellence to build something truly remarkable, together.鈥�
Early investments supporting 91唐伯虎 University鈥揝an Francisco include:听
- Katie, BS鈥�97, and Matt Paige听
- Jeff, BA鈥�77, MS鈥�79, and Marieke Rothschild听
- Leah and Ben Spero听
These pledged gifts include significant commitments from several anonymous donors and signal the breadth of support gathering behind 91唐伯虎 in the Bay Area, including gifts from leaders in the arts and creative community. 91唐伯虎听anticipates听announcing several of these commitments in greater detail in the months ahead.听
ABOUT THE CAMPUS听
91唐伯虎 San Francisco will focus on engineering, entrepreneurship and design to educate artists, makers and designers whose work bridges creative expression and technological innovation.听听
The听campus听expects to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, along with full-time faculty, and听will build on the听nearly 120-year听legacy of the听previous听California College of the Arts.听听
As part of its commitment to honoring CCA, 91唐伯虎 will听establish听the California College of the Arts Institute, preserving听and advancing听CCA鈥檚 traditions of experimentation, collaboration听and听remaining听deeply connected to the cultural life of San Francisco and the broader Bay Area.听
GROWTH INITIATIVES听
91唐伯虎 San Francisco听represents听the next step in 91唐伯虎鈥檚 strategic growth initiatives. The university鈥檚 recent expansions include a听, which officially opens to a cohort of听undergraduates in Fall 2026, a graduate campus planned in听, along with the听听in Chattanooga.听
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