academic performance

Furton has ‘big sandals to fill’ as new provost

President Mark B. Rosenberg appointed College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton to the provost position at a town hall on April 2. Furton will assume his new role summer 2014.

Less work, more study: University limits students to 20-hour work weeks

Starting fall 2014, student employees will be limited to 20 hours per week. This cap on student work hours comes after research by the Office of Retention and Graduation Success determined that limited work increases students’ chances of graduating in four years and achieving higher standards of academic performance.

Jiu-Jitsu becoming more prominent at FIU

Royce Gracie, the record-holder for most submission victories in Ultimate Fighting Championship history with 11, is widely considered by colleagues and the best of fans alike, as an influential pioneer in the enshrinement of mixed martial arts in the national landscape.
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