Aniela Cabrera | Staff Writer The State of Florida has been an epicenter of academic issues and obstructions, and now, these issues are making a new home at Florida International University. The FIU Board of Trustees and administration, directed by the Florida Board of Governors, has asked faculty to volunteer on antisemitism review committees for […]
Carla Mendez | Staff Writer To conclude an eventful semester, the Board of Trustees met for a final time to discuss and plan for the rest of the year. President Alexander Sutton relayed his final remarks as student body president and passed the torch to president-elect Francesca Cassanova. The Board reviewed action items about the […]
Andres Davila | News Director The Board of Trustees will meet for the last time this semester on April 25th at 9:30 a.m. in the Wolfe University Center in the Biscayne Bay Campus. The Finance and Facilities Committee will review the audit for financial statements for this academic year, looking at highlights and future goals […]
Brian Olmo | Investigative Director The Board of Trustees discussed three different locations for a new aquatic complex to be built on the Modesto Maidique campus at a March 7 Ad Hoc meeting. PantherNOW reporters were not at the meeting, nor has the meeting recording been posted online. However, reporters spoke with trustee Alexander Sutton […]
Brian Olmo | Investigative Director The FIU Board of Trustees approved plans for the construction of a new student resident and dining facility at Modesto Maidique Campus in their Feb. 29 meeting. The new student residence is set to be located next to Tamiami Hall with construction to commence on December 2025 and finish by […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer In the wake of the hiring freeze, a once exciting project promising a space to uplift Cuban voices across the globe, has now seemingly abandoned support for voices actually hailing from Cuba. FIU’s CasaCuba project, which aims to create a “physical gathering place where all can come to celebrate the […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer With their last meeting of the year wrapped up, the Board of Trustees still has loose ends with some of this semester’s most controversial issues. During the Dec. 7 meeting, trustees discussed on-campus student housing, freedom of speech, the ongoing response to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and a recently confirmed partnership […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer The Board of Trustees discussed preliminary plans to provide more on-campus housing for freshmen during the fall term of 2024, dismissing student body demands for more upperclassmen and international students housing. During the last regular meeting of the year, on Thursday, Dec. 7, plans for on-campus housing maintenance and the […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director The Board of Trustees will be meeting for the last time this semester on Dec. 7th at 9 a.m. in the Graham Center Ballrooms. After an eventful semester, the Board will be meeting to discuss progress made on a variety of topics, including the Baptist-Wertheim College affiliation, audits in […]
By Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director After months of deliberations and negotiations, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine will be partnering with Baptist Health South Florida. The decision was approved unanimously at the most recent Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 28. The board voted to approve a full affiliation agreement, which was presented […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board The Florida Board of Governors’ post-tenure review disappointed us when it was approved earlier this year. We had hoped that our trustees would be open to faculty concerns and explicitly supportive of protecting tenure and academic freedom. Yet, time and time again, we’ve seen little to no help from our trustees – […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Last Tuesday, Sept. 12, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed another candidate to serve on FIU’s Board of Trustees. The appointee in question, Yaffa Popack, is a longtime donor to DeSantis and manages real estate firm YMP Real Estate with her husband, Moshe Popack. Coincidentally, Mr. Popack was also appointed to the […]
