Danette Heredia | Staff Writer The Office of Public Policy Events, with the support of our Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media and the School of Communication, hosted a debate on April 9th to dissect the influence media has on today’s political climate, bringing former President Barack Obama’s White House Director of Press Advance and […]
Nafiul Khalid | Contributing Writer On Nov. 28, to address a pressing public policy issue—how foreign policy considerations might impact the 2024 election—a panel discussion was held at the Earlene and Albert Dotson Pavilion (MARC) at 11:30 a.m., by the Office of Public Policy Events. Moderated by Willard Shepard, a six-time Emmy award-winning journalist and […]
Paloma Pimentel | Contributing Writer Each year, our world experiences climate-driven threats that intensify over time, such as record-breaking hot temperatures, devastating natural disasters, and rising sea levels. Hence, in December 2022, FIU was proud to host the White House announcement event for the National Initiative to Advance Building Codes (NIABC) in D.C. This meeting […]
Image by DonkeyHotey via Flickr Stephanie Piedrahita | Opinion Director steph.piedrahita@fiusm.com The recent visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gained the attention of U.S. government officials, but not in the way he had hoped. His motive was to address Congress about Iran and how recent diplomatic talks with the country will not reduce the […]
Jessica Meszaros // Contributing Writer Students are overwhelmed with several payments including tuition, textbooks, food and gas, but may be catching a break with their cellphone bills in the future. The White House and the Federal Communications Commission are urging Congress to overturn the law that does not allow people to use a cellphone which […]
