Aniela Cabrera | Staff Writer After weeks of confusion and much speculation, FIU will go through with a standard search for its seventh president. An email sent out on February 28th by FIU BoT chair member Rogelio Tovar contained the a of committee members, consisting of “15 members including representatives of the BOT, Foundation Board […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer FIU Campus Master Plan Update 2015-2035 was recently approved through a unanimous vote by FIU Board of Trustees on Thursday. The Campus Master Plans 2015-2035 outlines future infrastructure and renovations within campus grounds, featuring maps for each campus, sustainability resolutions, and facility maintenance. During public forum, some speakers expressed discomfort […]
Danette Heredia & Christopher Madrid | Staff Writers After an hour of discussion and in a nearly unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees passed a motion for the appointment of Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez as interim FIU president on Feb. 17. Nuñez is expected to stay as lieutenant governor under Governor Ron DeSantis and become […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board After a fairly benign, apolitical presidency under Kenneth Jessell, our university capitulates, just like the rest of America, toward Trumpist whims by appointing Jeanette Nunez, someone who’s only qualification to run a university is that she was an FIU student…30 years ago? While there’s obviously nothing wrong with appointing a new president, […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The Board of Trustees unanimously voted this afternoon to approve a $10 million gift from Benajmin Leon, Jr. for FIU’s CasaCuba project. The money will be used for the creation of a new building for the Cuban heritage project, which was founded in 2017, presently housed in Primera Casa. “FIU and […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director FIU’s Board of Trustees will meet on Jan. 18 to discuss a proposed naming for the upcoming CasaCuba building, following a significant $10 million donation. Benjamin Leon Jr., founder and chairman of local healthcare provider Leon Medical Centers has donated $10 million to go towards the construction of a […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Despite there being cuts to graduate funding, an imminent housing crisis for international students and an increasing DeSantis influence on the Board of Trustees, FIU’s administration and student body have focused the breadth of their energy and attention to a document that is at best a minor victory and at […]
Bailey Bond-Trittipo | Ph.D. Student, Engineering & Computing Education Ceasefire Now! is a proposed Student Government Association (SGA) resolution that calls on SGA to endorse an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the United States’ and FIU’s complicity in the Israeli government’s massacre of Palestinians. It exemplifies a commitment to the equality of […]
Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer Florida International University will now require tenured professors to undergo a performance review process every five years following new state regulations. Post-Tenure Faculty Review, as this new regulation is called, is a threat to academic freedom, Faculty Senate leadership says. “Intended or not,” Faculty Senate Chair Noël Barengo said, “the […]
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 […]
Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer The Board of Trustees faced student criticism on post-tenure review and lackluster funding for overseen sports programs on Thursday, Sept. 14. The board unanimously voted to approve a new post-tenure faculty review regulation allowing the administration to assess the performance of tenured professors, possibly threatening their future employment. “Post-tenure review […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director FIU’s Board of Trustees is set to meet in person for the first time this semester on Sept. 14 at Tamiami Hall’s Multipurpose Room at 8 a.m. In preparation of the meeting, the board has released their agenda and schedule ahead of time for public knowledge. The Audit and […]
