Georgia State University to create ‘college town Downtown’ with $80 million gift

Georgia State University has announced a major Downtown Atlanta campus transformation plan thanks to an $80 million gift from the Woodruff Foundation.

GSU President M. Brian Blake said the institution was challenged to remake the campus as a beacon for further revitalization for Downtown ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

“We were confronted with an opportunity to dream a dream,” Blake said in a news release. “We were asked, ‘What could you do in two years?’”

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