An historic, game-changing shakeup officially hits South Florida higher education at eleven o'clock this morning.
Governor Ron DeSantis and Citadel founder Ken Griffin are gathering at the former Mana Wynwood Convention Center to officially launch the new Carnegie Mellon University Miami campus. The landmark expansion is driven by a record-shattering three-billion-dollar gift from Griffin, marking the largest single donation ever given to a U.S. university.
The upcoming thirty-five-acre urban campus will house approximately thirty-five hundred undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students.
Construction is officially scheduled to break ground next year, transforming the vibrant Wynwood neighborhood into a premier international hub for artificial intelligence, tech innovation, and scientific research.
Local commuters should prepare for changing road conditions during the announcement. Local drivers should expect heavy traffic delays and active road closures along Northwest 23rd Street and Miami Avenue surrounding the event site throughout the midday afternoon.