Family gives UI $14 million for Brazilian studies

The University of Illinois recently received $14 million to establish a Brazilian studies institute on campus.

Jorge Paulo Lemann of Switzerland and his family have pledged to give $14 million to the university. It is the largest gift ever to the university from non-alumni.

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