Aniela Cabrera and Fariha Tasnim Amir | Staff Writer Jeanette Nuñez sought to reassure a tense campus community and to position herself as the right choice to lead FIU. On Wednesday, FIU hosted community sessions to give university members a chance to learn about Interim President Nuñez’s qualifications and ask questions, either live or sent […]
Linette Garcia | Staff Writer President Donald Trump has always prioritized addressing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in his 2024 campaign. So, it’s no surprise that on the first day in office he issued sweeping orders to revoke structures that historically benefitted people of all races, ethnicities and genders. In his inaugural speech on Jan. […]
Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer Censorship is putting higher education on life support, and Florida is the ICU. As a psychology major minoring in English, I’ve seen this firsthand. Imagine signing up for a course only to find out that the syllabus has been gutted because the state thinks it knows better. What is more […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Gutting DEI programs is an attack on diversity which has been unfolding before our eyes. This is made boundlessly more staggering by much silence from the student body. Undeniably, we’ve seen plenty of engagement from students on a variety of social issues, and even in this arena earlier on. Who can forget […]
Maria Matos | Contributing Writer FIU’s Faculty Senate confirmed the removal of sociology from the core curriculum, along with a reorganization of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, due to recent state regulations. In the Feb. 13 meeting, faculty senator David Chatfield verified that the amendment to the 8.005 general education course options, […]
Alexander Sutton | Student Body President Kaily LaChapelle| Pride Student Union President Grace Biggers | Black Student Union President The Student Government Association is saddened to see the closure of FIU’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Office of Social Justice and Inclusion. Although we recognize that FIU’s administration had no choice in […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Minority rights in Florida, particularly in higher education, are under attack yet again with a new set of regulations. On Jan. 17, the Florida Board of Education officially passed regulations that prohibit the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at state universities. This lines up […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief From Tallahassee to MMC, student government is eager to make some changes. During the State of the Student Body address on Aug. 28, student government president Alex Sutton outlined his vision for the next year, reiterating the platform he ran on of inclusivity, panther pride and reform. Those three core tenets […]
Alexandra Howard | Staff Writer A dark blanket of uncertainty draped the shoulders of multicultural clubs and organizations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion on July 1. But why hasn’t FIU officially addressed this yet? The fall 2023 semester is right around the corner, so FIU must be planning how they’ll address their implementation of […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Just a week shy of Juneteenth, FIU’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted a panel at the MARC Pavilion discussing the Black vote and its importance to America. The June 13 event featured State Rep. Shevrin Jones, Coral Spring City Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen and activist Briyana Joseph speaking […]
Kailey Krantz-Diaz | Contributing Writer The greatest treasure known to FIU’s university life is having the largest, and most diverse student body in South Florida. So why did no one defend it during the Investiture Ceremony? During the ceremony, the university’s newly-instated president, Kenneth A. Jessell, and other state and local representatives applauded the school’s […]
Diego Diaz | Asst. News Director Making good on their word, the Republican-led Florida House passed Senate Bill 266, a bill with far reaching consequences for Florida’s collegiate system. The legislation has already sparked four protests on campus, three of those being led by the Free FIU, a faculty/student coalition organizing against SB266. Opposition point […]
