Ken Griffin closes on $1B-plus purchase of Mana Wynwood

Ken Griffin closes on $1B-plus purchase of Mana Wynwood bringing Carnegie Mellon to Miami (Wynwood)

Griffin and Carnegie Mellon University announced plans to open a satellite campus on a 35-acre site in the Miami neighborhood, as part of a $3 billion gift Griffin made to the university.

Carnegie Mellon Miami campus to focus on problem solving.

Key Campus Details:

• Location: A 35-acre site in Miami’s Mana Wynwood neighborhood.
• Funding: Backed by a historic $3 billion gift from Citadel founder Ken Griffin ($2 billion for the Miami campus and $1 billion for Pittsburgh).
• Timeline: Construction is expected to break ground in 2027, with the first student enrollment planned for 2028.
• Capacity: Designed to support over 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students, alongside nearly 300 faculty and 600 staff members.
• Academic Model: Organized around major societal challenges rather than traditional academic departments, threading advanced computing through all programs.

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