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Changer
Moody Foundation’s historic gift
In November, The University of Texas at Austin announced that the Moody Foundation has made a historic $130 million grant to the university. In honor of the foundation’s generosity, the university’s new basketball arena and events center will be named the Moody Center.
The Moody Center, to open in 2022, will be the new home for Texas men’s and women’s basketball, graduations, concerts and other events, replacing the 42-year-old Frank Erwin Center and making way for the future expansion of Dell Medical School.
The $130 million grant to support Texas Athletics brings the Moody Foundation’s lifetime support of UT to over $200 million. In 2013, the foundation gave $50 million to support the Moody College of Communication, which was named in their honor. In February 2019, they announced a $20 million investment to help transform the exterior spaces of UT’s Blanton Museum of Art.


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