The Council of Graduate Schools and Educational Testing Services awarded the University for its proposal to establish a new community of doctoral scholars to support underrepresented minority PhD students.
In the midst of an academic year challenged by Florida’s economy and with a student population crossing the 50,000 mark, University President Mark Rosenberg explains how the University plans to do more, with less.
Home to 11 public universities, Florida will now open its arms and empty its pockets to welcome a 12th, Florida Polytechnic University.
This year’s $70 billion State University System budget included a $300 million cut to the 11 state universities, opening up the possibility of a 10 percent increase in student tuition at FIU.
