communications

Empowering women’s minds: The Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication to host Leaders Forum

Emilie Gonzalez | PantherNOW Staff The entire month of March is Women’s History Month, which honors the contributions that women have within society. On Thursday, March 13 at 2 p.m. a virtual Zoom event will be taking place in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event is the Virgil and Joann Smith Thought Leaders Forum […]

Online classes need higher standards for communication

Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Online classes are a necessary option for students, but the ability to communicate from student to professor needs attention. FIU Online is a good way for students to take classes in the comforts of their homes and allows them to have flexible schedules when completing their assignments. For older or […]

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Empowering Future Leaders: Insights from Maribel Perez Wadsworth

Carla Mendez | Staff Writer Women’s History Month honors the significant accomplishments of female leaders in the realm of many underrepresented fields, such as journalism. On Thursday, March 15, online audiences were invited to an insightful talk with Maribel Perez Wadsworth, the first woman president of the Knight Foundation, about her path to leadership and […]

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Celebrations of Caplin School of Journalism Inauguration

Alba Rosa and Samuel Larreal | Staff Writers Students, staff, and administration celebrated the inauguration of the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media at the Biscayne Bay Campus on Nov. 17. The recently established school, which is part of the College of Communication, Architecture and The Arts, will now have access to $10 million […]

Fewer women in upper level communications positions, report says

By: Lizandra Portal/Staff Writer   The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center at FIU released the results of a national survey that found more women in junior level positions in communications, while men dominated top management positions. The 2018 survey was distributed to the membership of 22 national professional organizations representing newspapers, digital/mobile/online, broadcast, public relations, advertising, […]

University to host third annual ‘Women in Communication’ conference

By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director   Students interested in becoming leaders in communication will have the opportunity to hear from those currently in the field on Tuesday, April 5, during the University’s third annual Women in Communication: Moving Ahead conference, at the Biscayne Bay campus. Dr. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver is the Dean Emeritus of the […]

New Career Services director: ‘Internships are critical’

Fernando Figueredo, Miami-Dade County’s director of communications and external affairs, will return to FIU as the new director of Career Services.

Frost says campus sculptures threatened for removal

Officials from the Frost Art Museum reached out to Student Media to "advise" students that campus sculptures are in a state of disrepair and may be removed without proper funds.

Text talk should give way to real talk

Staff writer Diego Saldaña-Rojas is concerned that people are replacing face-to-face conversations with text-talk.

Youth unemployment at 16.1 percent

Generation Opportunity, a non-partisan youth advocacy organization, recently released a Millennial Jobs Report for July 2013 that pointed to a 16.1% unemployment rate among 18-29 year olds.
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