University of Florida






Graduates fret not, FIU still allows selfies

Although other schools have started taking action against it, University graduates will still be allowed to snap a selfie as they walk across the stage to receive their diploma and shake hands with the president.


Rivalries rule sports, even in Quidditch

It is also very much present at the collegiate level, with rivalries between universities such as Auburn University and Alabama University, University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and, more locally, Florida State University and University of Florida. The same goes for FIU, with Florida Atlantic University being our main rival in most of our sports. But there is one sport in particular that has an unexpected rival: Muggle Quidditch.



FIU earns enough points for $7.2 million in new funding

The Board of Governors released final funding recommendations to the Florida Legislature based on its performance model: FIU ranked in the top three and is eligible for $7,268,298 in new funding, according to a Feb. 14 memorandum from President Mark B. Rosenberg.