No skin off my four-year degree: Don’t rush through university
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief From AP classes to dual enrollment to 4+1 programs, students have plenty of opportunities to further their education. It starts early…
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Florida’s ban on AP Psychology is hypocrisy at its finest
PantherNOW Editorial Board Politicians in Tallahassee continue to outdo themselves to make Florida even more of a national laughingstock than it is now. This time,…
New high school grads shouldn’t steer away from college
Dioslyn Oliva | Staff Writer Following the pandemic, there’s an alarming decrease in college enrollment from graduating high schoolers. To any recent high school grad…
FIU is number one in Board of Governors’ ranking
Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief Out of Florida’s 12 public universities, FIU is number one. In a Thursday email, FIU president Kenneth Jessell announced that…
FIU investiture ceremony of Kenneth Jessell celebrated with former presidents, hopes for university development
Diego Diaz | Asst. News Director Under an atmosphere of uncertainty regarding the future of higher education in Florida, FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell was…
Florida educators file federal lawsuit in response to state “union-busting” bill
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief In the midst of a slew of state legislation impacting higher education, the Florida Education Association and United Faculty of Florida…
Resistance continues as students and faculty speak out at last spring BOT meeting
Will Sanchez and Elise Gregg | PantherNOW Staff The last Board of Trustees meeting of the semester was met with the continuing efforts by students…
Faculty Senate Chair plans to resign after vote of no-confidence
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…
Editorial: FIU has a responsibility to all students
This editorial board hasn’t always agreed with the policies or procedures of higher education, but we can agree that working with Student Media has shown us the role higher education plays in society.
Higher education is a lucky choice to have
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 69.2 percent of high school graduates were enrolled in a college or university in 2015. However, not all high school students want to attend college or are even able to afford it.