Two Universities Each Win $20-Million; Other Gifts

Two universities have received big gifts:

  • Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Company, a real-estate investment firm in Newport Beach, Calif., has pledged $20-million to the University of California at Irvine to support its new law school. The money will help recruit and support a dean and 11 law professors, and endow a discretionary fund. With this donation, Mr. Bren has given a total of $70-million to the university, including 37 endowed professorships and support for the arts

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