TFMA is beside ourselves with joy to learn that Sidney and Caroline Kimmel commited $27.5 million, the largest gift in Temple University history, to the new home for the Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts.

Read more about the gift in this artcle

The gift goes to support our new home with the Klein College of Media and Communication which will now be named the “Caroline Kimmel Pavilion for Arts and Communication.”

Temple President John Fry has said, "we are deeply grateful for the Kimmels’ support - it is a gift that touches all members of the Temple community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and neighbors alike.”

“I cannot think of a more important time to stand up, loudly and clearly, to support Temple as it opens this new chapter in its storied history," says Sidney Kimmel. "Temple is the embodiment of diversity and inclusivity: No matter who you are or where you are from, Temple is opportunity, a launching pad for those with drive who are willing to work hard. Forty percent of its most-recent class are first generation college students. That was me decades ago and, although I was drawn too fast into the working world and never graduated, I have always held ‘Cherry and White’ in my aspirations."

An official groundbreaking for the new facility, designed by international architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will be held May 14. Following the groundbreaking, the project will enter the construction phase, which is expected to take at least 30 months. The building is expected to be open for use by the Temple community at the start of the fall 2027 semester.