Community leader Adrienne Arsht, chairman of the Board of Directors of TotalBank, has made a $1 million gift to benefit UM’s Ethics Programs. The gift will enhance an already successful program that has been in existence at UM for 15 years under the leadership of Anita Cava, J.D., of the School of Business Administration, and Kenneth Goodman, Ph.D., of the Miller School of Medicine and Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. 

“Ethics are at the core of everything we do. By incorporating ethics into most fields of study, the University of Miami is providing a vision for leadership in this community,” says Arsht. 

The $1 million gift equals the largest previous donation for ethics in the state of Florida. The gift will aid expansion into three primary areas: the Arsht Ethics Debate, the Arsht Ethics Speaker Series, and the Arsht Fellowships in Ethics and Community.

“The Arsht gift gives us an unprecedented opportunity,” says Goodman, associate professor of medicine and philosophy and director of the UM Bioethics Program. “From medical ethics to environmental ethics to business ethics, we’re looking forward to an exciting suite of innovative research projects and distinguished speakers.”