Faculty Senate talks HB7 and post-tenure review with BOT
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief In the midst of statewide concern over House Bill 7 and a post-tenure review regulation from the Board of Governors, FIU’s…
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Faculty Senate examines BOG proposals surrounding discrimination and post-tenure review
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Two presentations made up the bulk of October’s faculty senate meeting as discussion surrounding the Florida Board of Governors’ recently proposed…
Faculty Senate Approves Changes in Incomplete Grade Policy
Elise Gregg / Editor-in-Chief The faculty senate unanimously approved changes to FIU’s incomplete grade policy, with more detailed guidelines and specific rules for graduate students. …
Faculty Senate Discusses Future of University
Maya Washburn / News Director University faculty expressed concerns over abrupt changes in FIU administration and what that means for the university during the Feb….
Opt-in Pass/Fail Grades Available To FIU Students
Teresa Schuster/Staff Writer Pass/no credit grades will be offered to students for the Spring 2020 semester, Joerg Reinhold, chair of the faculty senate confirmed to…
Faculty Senate votes in favor of Nature Preserve construction
The deliberation resulted with a 15 in favor, 10 opposed, and two abstention vote. The Preserve’s compromise deal will be presented to President Mark B. Rosenberg and possibly at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, March 11.
Faculty Senate ask about Rubio’s teaching position
Furton, former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said he appointed Marco Rubio in 2011 as a senior fellow and co-instructor. He said Michael Heithaus, dean of CAS, and John Stack, professor and SIPA director, renewed Rubio’s contract in 2014.
Faculty worry Miss Universe pageant will ruin image, credibility
The University agreement to host the Miss Universe pageant has set off some faculty members who think the event is inappropriate and should be cancelled.
FIU to provost: It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later
University members only had kind words to say about Provost and Executive Vice President Douglas Wartzok — knowledgeable, inspirational, tireless, a leader.
Florida bill calls for MOOC accreditation, FIU weighs options
A Florida law requires that university massively open online courses be accredited, and FIU weighs its options in implementing such a program.