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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of New Student Lounge at the College of Law

Aziza Ibragimova | Contributing Writer The College of Law held a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicated to the new student lounge in the Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall on Jan. 10.  In recognition of the vital role played by the College of Law within the university and the consistent achievements of FIU Law students, the Student Government Association took […]

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Shifting the narrative of legality with FIU’s Immigrant Scholars Organization

Natalie Gutierrez | Staff Writer FIU’s Immigrant Scholars Organization seeks to nurture the academic ambitions of immigrant and non-immigrant students alike. ISO’s mission is to motivate students to continue their education and also shift the perspective on the immigrant population in the United States.  President Alicia Rosales is a senior and international relations major. She […]

Soon-to-be graduate defies visual disability

By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director   For Dorysped Mancebo, her eyesight isn’t a factor when it comes to seeing her dreams become reality. Mancebo was born with iris coloboma, a condition where a gap or hole forms in the colored part of the eye. She was born with poor vision, and doctors told her parents […]

College of Law appoints new acting dean

After months of deliberation, the new acting dean of the College of Law has been chosen. Tawia (Tay) Baidoe Ansah was officially appointed this position effective May 19th, 2017 after serving as the college’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs since 2012.

President Trump nominates College of Law Dean as secretary of labor

By Martina Bretous and Abbey Olson/PantherNOW Staff On Feb. 16, President Donald Trump nominated the University’s current dean of the College of Law for labor secretary. “We just spoke, and he’s going to be, I think he’ll be a tremendous secretary of labor,” said Trump announcing the nomination earlier today. University President Mark B. Rosenberg […]

College of Law hosts Great Legal Storytellers event

Benjamin L. Crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martin, described the late teen’s case as, “The case that introduced the world to Stand Your Ground and the controversy of Shoot First Laws,” during FIU’s College of Law’s fifth annual “Great Legal Storytellers’ event.

College of Law receives grant of over half a million dollars, funds aimed at lowering death penalty rates

A grant provided by the Themis Fund will help the College of Law’s Death Penalty Clinic, a one semester clinical course that allows students to tackle death penalty cases.

College of Law ranks first in nation for Hispanic community

The University law school recently ranked as the best law school in the nation for Hispanics by HispanicBusiness.com, beating out other Florida schools like the University of Miami and Florida State University.

College of Law ranking drops to fourth in the state

The University’s College of Law ranked lower in bar passage rate for the July administration as compared to the February administration.

College of Law diversifies, new LL.M. program

Prospective foreign attorneys from countries like Nigeria, El Salvador, Italy, New Zealand, Argentina, Vietnam, France, Belgium, Costa Rica, and Croatia will set soon foot at FIU’s College of Law.

Battle continues to secure tuition equity in Florida

Although Miami Dade College and FIU remain the only educational institutions in the state that waive out-of-state tuition fees for undocumented students, FIU only does so for those eligible for DACA, a fact that has led state government officials to tackle opposition in an effort to secure tuition equity for all undocumented students.

Obama addresses equal pay, students and professors weigh in

On April 8, President Barack Obama signed two executive actions designed to address pay inequality, signing the Equal Pay Act.
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