Removal of Sociology requirement threatens academic freedom
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Sociology, has become the newest victim of Governor Ron DeSantis’s “war on woke”. With this concerning new move, the future…
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Post-Tenure Faculty Review a threat to academic freedom, Faculty Senate says
Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer Florida International University will now require tenured professors to undergo a performance review process every five years following new state…
New trustees appointed amid uncertainty for the future of academic freedom
Will Sanchez | Contributing Writer At the end of spring semester, FIU announced its two newest members to take their seats at FIU’s Board of…
FIU community protests HB999 and administration complacency
Conor Moore and Diego Diaz| PantherNOW Staff Despite threatening weather, a couple hundred students, faculty and staff turned out Thursday to denounce potential threats to…
Faculty Senate to vote on motion indicating no confidence in Chair
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief In the midst of fighting back against potentially drastic restrictions to higher education from Tallahassee, the faculty senate will decide on…
The demise of academic freedom
PantherNOW Editorial Board The state of academic freedom in Florida is disheartening. Though we may not be living in Orwell’s Oceania, it’s nonetheless undeniable that…
Faculty Senate discusses CRI Panel and academic freedom
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Faculty Senate is back in session. At the top of a rather crowded agenda on Jan. 17 was something that happened…
Students for Justice in Palestine supports Israeli boycott
Madison Fantozzi/News Director The University’s public opposition of the American Studies Association’s call for an academic boycott of Israel generated much praise from administrators and…
University opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions [UPDATE]
Members of the American Studies Association recently voted to honor the call of Palestinian civil society to boycott Israeli academic institutions — a resolution the University has publicly opposed.
Rosenberg joins University community for open forum
Occupy FIU held a Q-and-A session with University President Mark Rosenberg on the Graham Center lawn last Friday.
