Millennials today are generally more educated than prior generations and are the largest group employed in the U.S. economy, yet they’re currently facing a more difficult economic situation than their own parents did, according to the chairman of the University’s Economics department.
The University will be starting a new initiative named CasaCuba that will encompass all things Cuban.
The University would like to bring their varying Cuban collections into one centralized area for scholars and the public to see. Cubans, Cuban-Americans and non-Cubans will have a place to admire the history of the people and their search for freedom, according to documents provided to Panther Magazine by CasaCuba.
International students from over 20 countries attend FIU, making the “international” in Florida International University more than just a placeholder.
Despite popular belief, culture shock does not always involve traveling from one country to another, according to Dr. Kathryn Kominars, a licensed psychologist and associate director for Counseling & Psychological Services.
Chad Moss, executive vice president of Moss & Associates, a privately-held construction firm based in Fort Lauderdale, announced in April during the annual Torch Award Gala that he would be donating $10 million to the College of Engineering & Computing, making it the largest donation ever made by an alumnus to the university, officials said.
Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox will speak about acceptance, inclusion, the LGBT community to University students in an event called ‘Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey Through Womanhood.”
FIU’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences is pioneering the future of occupational therapy development for stroke and brain injury patients.
On Thursday, April 6, faculty and students met with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and President Mark B. Rosenberg at the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences for a roundtable discussion on the current and future state of education while student protesters voiced their opposition outside the Academic Health Center 3 building where the discussion was held.
In their second annual national conference, the Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication will encourage women to strive for positions of leadership.
The Student Conduct Committee is currently in need of students who can become part of FIU’s hearing body to “promote integrity, ethics, and be able to make decisions that promote education, accountability, and community well-being,” said Amanda Torres, one of the assistant directors of the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.