School of International and Public Affairs

SIPA Dean John Stack Steps Down

Danny Tarrau / Contributing Writer After six years, the founder and Dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) John Stack is stepping down. “It is with mixed emotions that I announce the search for the next dean of the SIPA,” said FIU Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth Furton, […]

Activist for Muslim and Christian Rights Will Visit FIU

Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer Larycia Hawkins was suspended from her position as a professor at Wheaton College after she made a Facebook post that said that Christians and Muslims worship the same god. She will be visiting FIU on Monday, Oct. 28 to discuss religious solidarity with film director Linda Midgett at the “Worshipping the Same […]

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.

Professors to address global warming in annual forum

Glab, a professor in the School of International and Public Affairs and the director of the Global Energy Outlook, which was inaugurated in 2003, is hosting the annual Global Energy Outlook Forum to 2040 on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at MMC.

Health symposium targets Cubans

In the summer of 2012, the Pan American Health Organization and Cuban health authorities reported more than 700 cases of cholera, an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The outbreak was traced to two food distribution centres, where since then, corrective measures were taken to combat the disease. Since then, […]

Research: Women and children underrepresented in climate change

National Geographic's first woman photographer will speak about women and children living in areas that are challenged in fulfilling their basic necessities due to climate change.

Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat to tackle the question of peace

The Middle East Studies Program and the School of International and Public Affairs have co-sponsored a lecture event for Monday, Feb. 10; at the event, Areikat will tackle the question of peace.

Rosenberg signing deal with Peru’s former president

The Latin American and Caribbean Center is celebrating its 35th anniversary with Peru’s former president Alan Garcia who will sign an agreement with President Mark B. Rosenberg to open up student exchange and study abroad programs between a Peruvian university and FIU.

Lecture on American Eugenics

The School of International and Public Affairs will be hosting a lecture today at 2 p.m. at GC 243 by the world-renowned investigative journalist and author Edwin Black.

University opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions [UPDATE]

Members of the American Studies Association recently voted to honor the call of Palestinian civil society to boycott Israeli academic institutions -- a resolution the University has publicly opposed.

SIPA to host its fifth annual Geopolitical Summit

The School of International and Public Affairs, launched in spring 2009, will be hosting its fifth annual Geopolitical Summit this month, America at the Crossroads: Power and Strategy in U.S. Foreign Relations.

25-year-old project displayed in Coral Gables

Monday, Oct. 7, the School of International and Public Affairs will be hosting its “Kings for Three Days: The Role of Race and Gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian Festival” event, dedicated to the book written by Jean Rahier, professor of anthropology and director of African and African Diaspora Studies at Coral Gables' Books & Books.
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