Oregon has an engineer shortage. A historic $1 billion donation from Nike’s cofounder could help change that

Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are committing $1 billion to the Knight College of Engineering at the University of Oregon, the university announced Wednesday. The gift is the largest single contribution to a comprehensive public university, according to the school. The Knight Campus established the University of Oregon’s first engineering department in 2016, and its laboratories host more than 500 students and trainees each year. The Knights donated $500 million in 2016...