Danette Heredia | Staff Writer According to FIU Chief of Police Alexander Casas at an emergency Faculty Senate meeting, FIU PD voluntarily entered an agreement to collaborate with ICE and enforce immigration law on campus as part of the 287G(g) program. The meeting, live-streamed over Zoom and coordinated by the Faculty Senate, allowed faculty to […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer FIU Faculty Senate met on Zoom Tuesday to vote on the approval or rejection of numerous courses, and whether they would remain a part of the University Core Curriculum, including courses such as Sociology of Gender and Anthropology of Race & Ethnicity. Many other similar courses got approval for their […]
Fariha Tasnim Amir | Contributing Writer FIU is launching a handful of new master’s programs with a focus on strengthening the students’ AI literacy to meet industry demands. These programs include Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Business Analytics in Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, and Artificial Intelligence as well as two new tracks. During the Faculty Senate […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The last faculty senate of the fall approved a new psychology program for graduate students at FIU. Starting next fall, doctoral students could be able to earn a master’s degree in Applied Social and Cultural Psychology while they finish their Ph.D. “Once all approved at the Provost’s level, it goes off […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board During the last faculty senate meeting of the fall on Nov. 14, senate chair Noel Barengo informed senators that the senate would again not endorse the Board of Governor’s State University System Free Expression Statement. Our editorial board fully stands behind this move. It may seem counterintuitive for a student newspaper committed […]
Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer Florida International University will now require tenured professors to undergo a performance review process every five years following new state regulations. Post-Tenure Faculty Review, as this new regulation is called, is a threat to academic freedom, Faculty Senate leadership says. “Intended or not,” Faculty Senate Chair Noël Barengo said, “the […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director The Faculty Senate has voted in Professor Noël C. Barengo as its new chair during the most recent meeting on Sept. 12. In a vote of 54-4, Barengo was confirmed as senate chair, with opponent Nathan Dodge encouraging the senate to vote for Barengo as well. Barengo’s appointment comes […]
Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer The Board of Trustees faced student criticism on post-tenure review and lackluster funding for overseen sports programs on Thursday, Sept. 14. The board unanimously voted to approve a new post-tenure faculty review regulation allowing the administration to assess the performance of tenured professors, possibly threatening their future employment. “Post-tenure review […]
Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief Three weeks before the implementation of Florida’s recently passed higher education bill, the faculty senate gathered for their last meeting of the academic year. The June 13 meeting also marked Deanne Butchey’s last meeting as acting chair, following her resignation influenced by a vote of no-confidence, during the May session. […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief FIU’s Faculty Senate chair is stepping down after months of discontent among faculty senators and a narrow vote of no-confidence at the last Senate meeting. Deanne Butchey announced her resignation during the Senate Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 11. She will step down on July 31 after serving as chair […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief A divided faculty senate narrowly voted no-confidence in its chair on Tuesday afternoon as part of a larger effort to maintain academic freedom and fight for faculty representation. With 30 yeas and 28 nays, senators approved a motion of no-confidence in Chair Deanne Butchey amid a variety of concerns regarding her […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief In the midst of fighting back against potentially drastic restrictions to higher education from Tallahassee, the faculty senate will decide on whether to vote no-confidence in its chair. With a short yet decisive agenda for April 4, the Senate has only two motions from the steering committee to pass: a vote […]
