The Florida Legislature passed a budget for FIU’s 2017-2018 school year, which includes $52.6 million in new capital and operating funds for initiatives, programs and funding for two new buildings at the Modesto A. Maidique campus.
The Student Government Association, the Office of Governmental Relations and the Women’s Center hosted the Women Who Lead Pre-Conference Breakfast in order to celebrate and honor the year’s work of FIU’s female student and administrative leadership.
SGA is working with House of Representatives, including Jose Felix Diaz, Jose Javier Rodriguez, Gwen Margolis, Jose Oliva and Cynthia Stafford to “bridge the gap between Bright Futures recipients and FAFSA recipients.”
President Obama announces a new college affordability and rating system. The system would rate colleges on factors including graduation rates and graduate earnings, favoring students who apply to high-performing colleges by giving them better rates on their student loans and more in their Pell Grants.
