Marco Rubio

Former faculty Marco Rubio becomes the nation’s 72nd Secretary of State

Gabriella Mateo | Staff Writer Florida junior Senator and former visiting professor Marco Rubio was officially sworn in as the first confirmed cabinet member of the second Trump administration during a rare unanimous vote in his favor on January 21, 2025. Rubio is now the first Hispanic-American and Floridian to be Secretary of State as […]

Jewish Community Relations Council Holds Political Panel Calling for Uncompromising Support Towards Israel, and Denouncing Anti-Semitism

Diego Diaz / Staff Writer The Greater Miami Jewish Federation in partnership with the South Florida Jewish Federation hosted an online panel discussing the rise of anti-semitism in the US, and the need for continued support for the state of Israel.  Hillel at FIU, a university student Jewish organization, promoted the event throughout their social […]

South Florida high-level officials discuss Latin America @ FIU

Members of South Florida’s legislature and an ambassador of the United Nations gathered in the University’s Graham Center to discuss the current state of Latin America on Friday, March 2.

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.

Presidential candidates break the mold in 2016

Image by Julian Carvajal via Flickr Jennifer Blanco / Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com   The 2016 presidential election is slowly approaching and political parties are getting ready to choose the best of the best to represent them. This election, like any other, decides the course the nation will take for the next four years. Despite familiar names […]

Political Science students treated to Rubio and British ambassador lecture

Mariella Roque/Staff Writer Professor Dario Moreno’s Florida Politics class is used to hearing a lecture by Sen. Marco Rubio once a week, but, on Friday, Feb. 1, it was treated to a brief speech by Sir Peter Westmacott, British ambassador to the US who highlighted the relationship between the two countries, and Cuba. “I’m not […]

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