Arianna Otero | News Director Former president Mark Rosenberg is set to return to campus, though he won’t be stepping foot in the classroom. Rosenberg will transition from teaching to a position working on a research project for the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy this spring semester. Rosenberg still remains a tenured faculty […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board The news about Mark B. Rosenberg stepping down as president in January sent ripples through the FIU community. One wave after another, students, faculty and staff have received the full picture of why Rosenberg is no longer president after 13 years in the role. Rosenberg’s return to teaching at the university was buried […]
Michael McEwen and Diego Diaz / PantherNOW Staff After two months of investigation, FIU released the independent report detailing former President Mark B. Rosenberg’s unwanted advances towards a female employee. “Given his position as President of a major educational institution…and the obvious power dynamic that existed in the relationship, the President, at best, displayed extremely […]
Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU ranked 78 among public universities in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report 2022 National University Ranking. This places the University 17 spots ahead of last year’s ranking. “Our ascent represents the largest jump among Florida universities and third in the nation among public universities,” wrote […]
Diego Diaz / Staff Writer FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) was recognized as a member of the prestigious Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). This signifies the first time a Florida university has ever been accepted into the association. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg announced the milestone […]
Jordan Coll/News Director and Jesse Fraga/Assistant News Director “We are back! We are back! We are back!,” shouted FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, as 2020 and spring 2021 student graduates moved their tassels to the side in celebration of the first in-person graduation ever since the start of the pandemic. Over 200 graduates attended the […]
By: Muriel Almeida / Staff Writer FIU hosted its first town hall meeting to discuss how the university plans to address diversity and unity among the FIU community. President Mark B. Rosenberg spoke on several actions in light of the recent events concerning the death of George Floyd. FIU Vice President, Pablo Ortiz, started off […]
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor Herbert Wertheim has pledged $10 million to transform the school of music. As announced by University President Mark B. Rosenberg in an email teasing a “special announcement,” the namesake for the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center announced today a donation of $10 million dollars to enhance the building to […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor The University plans to build a new bridge over Tamiami Trail and use it as a memorial for the six victims of the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in March 2018 says University President Mark B. Rosenberg. In an email sent to the FIU Community, Rosenberg responded to the findings of […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor The SIPA building is getting a new twin sibling, as groundbreaking officially began for SIPA II- a new building coming to the Modesto Maidique Campus. This Tuesday, Oct. 15, University officials and special guests broke ground outside the Steven J. Green School of Public Affairs building for the construction of […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor A star studded guest list of Miami’s environmental movers and shakers and city mayors converged on the Biscayne Bay Campus this Friday to participate in the second Biscayne Bay Marine Health Action Summit. The gathering of local advocates, politicians and scientists came to the summit to discuss the pressing issues […]
By: Valentina Palm/Staff Writer Students, faculty, and administrators visited Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 19, to lobby Senators and Representatives for over $35 million in state funds. On FIU day, President Mark B. Rosenberg and the Board of Trustees advocated for more funding from the state. This year, FIU is again seeking financing for the […]
