FIU Student Breaks Into Highly Competitive Financial Services Industry
Isaiah Stewart / Contributing Writer Eric Quinones, a senior finance student, recently completed a cost and procurement analyst internship with Banco Santander this past…
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Graduate students struggling to get by in Miami on University stipend
A growing number of FIU graduate students are struggling to focus on their classes, buy groceries and pay bills with the stipends paid to them by the University’s Graduate School, which have not been raised in over 10 years. The struggle has led students to living in crowded houses, sacrificing their mental and physical health and even students leaving the University because they cannot afford to stay in school. Andres Gil, the dean of UGS, has received around 200 letters describing anxiety, depression, homelessness and unaffordable doctors visits by upset graduate students.
Credit scores help ‘keep track’ of financial credibility
55 percent of college students don’t know their credit score, and 43 percent of students believe that college is the right time to learn about credit scores, according to a 2016 study by Equifax.
Professors discuss tax deductions for students
College students in the U.S. pay an average of $9,410 every year on in-state tuition when enrolled in a public university, according to the College Board. Current and former students owe an average of $32,731 in student loan debt, according to a 2016 report by the Federal Reserve.
University’s Master of Finance program wins CFA affiliation
The University’s Master’s of Finance curriculum has won its Chartered Financial Analyst affiliation.
Financial issues shouldn’t prevent students from getting an education
Accumulating all the recent government data, CNN Money reported that college enrollment peaked at 21 million students in the year 2010, but has plummeted since then by almost 1 million students. So what is up with this educational crisis and what can we do, if anything at all?
Future Entrepreneurs club makes waves at BBC
Alexandra Mosquera Netzkarsch / BBC Managing Editor Having a background in hospitality and an entrepreneurial spirit inspired Jonathan Mendez to start a club at…
University triumphs over post-graduate debt
Graduating with steep debt has been a national concern, but U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of Best Colleges has ranked the University as number 13 in least amount of debt for graduates.
SGA helping to finance students’ education
With an extra $100,000 in their hands, the Student Government Association has decided to put the money towards providing scholarships for students.
Largest student organization offers opportunities in finance
As the biggest student business organization on campus, ALPFA offers opportunities for students to network and gain professional skills that are essential in the business world.