
Lee Caplin makes $10 million naming gift to Journalism & Media at FIU
The College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts is proud to announce that the School of Communication and Journalism is now the Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media and the School of Communication
NORTH MIAMI (Nov. 22, 2022)
Florida International University and its Department of Journalism + Media, within the College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA), today announced a $10 million naming gift from philanthropists Mr. and Mrs. Lee Caplin establishing the Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media.
The gift, one of the largest donations to a journalism and media program in the State University System of Florida, supports and underscores the Caplin School’s commitment to inclusivity (86% of students identify as a minority), access to excellence, techquity, and preparing career-ready, multilingual (English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole) professionals in the fields of journalism, digital media, animation, broadcast media, and film.