Carnegie Recognizes FIU For Community Engagement
Neeraj Venkatesh K.R./Contributing Writer FIU was classified this year as a Carnegie Community Engaged university, which recognizes the collaborations and partnerships it has within the…
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Furton has ‘big sandals to fill’ as new provost
President Mark B. Rosenberg appointed College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton to the provost position at a town hall on April 2. Furton will assume his new role summer 2014.
Rosenberg’s iREAL identifies themes, obstacles
A recent iREAL commission meeting concluded three main themes: student success, becoming a top Carnegie Mellon tier school and finding more efficiency within the University to save funding and generate additional revenue. Two obstacles impede this path, however: prioritizing and funding.
Proposal for minority graduate program receives grant
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.
Ozone depletion extends to the Arctic
Last winter, atmospheric scientists discovered what is now being described as the “first significant ozone hole ever recorded over the high northern regions” by the science journal, Nature.
