UP Labs: Connecting the community with careers

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JPMorgan Chase has funded a program that trains the unemployed and underemployed to take skilled jobs in the health care field. –By Gisela Valencia for FIU News Yessica Orellana was searching for a second chance at a fulfilling career. She’d left college in 2013 without earning an associate’s degree and was starting to worry she […]

FIU Business receives initial gift to establish Butters Endowed Professorship at Hollo School of Real Estate

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–By Cynthia Corzo for FIU BizNews FIU Business has received a $250,000 gift from noted developer Malcolm Butters and his wife Catherine Butters to support high-level teaching and research at the Hollo School of Real Estate. This initial gift, plus an additional $250,000 in matching funds, will establish the Butters Endowed Professorship, a $500,000 endowment to […]

Hamilton Scholars to give students ultimate D.C. experience

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–By David Drucker for FIU News Eric Feldman contributed to this story. A new program at the university is preparing students to be global leaders and providing a head start on careers impacting policy in the nation’s capital. This Fall, The Talent Lab at FIU in Washington, D.C. launched the Hamilton Scholars program, an experience […]

FIU Cuba Poll: Most Cuban Americans support President Trump and his policies, will vote to re-elect him

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–By Madeline Baro for FIU News A majority of Cuban Americans support President Donald Trump and plan to vote for him in November, according to the latest FIU Cuba Poll. They gave Trump high marks on his handling of key national issues such as the COVID-19 crisis, immigration, health care, Cuba policy, China policy and the […]

FIU among the top 100 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report

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–For FIU News FIU is one of the top 100 public universities in the country, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The international business program came in at No. 2 in the nation for the second consecutive year. This is the highest-ranked program of any university in Florida. FIU was ranked […]

El pagnier Hudson to lead FIU’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

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–For FIU News El pagnier Kay “EK” Hudson has been appointed FIU’s first vice provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, leading a new division created to address inequities at the university. Hudson, who was also promoted to the position of senior vice president for Human Resources, led FIU’s anti-racism efforts through the Equity Action Initiative […]

President Rosenberg: ‘Homecoming is just a few weeks away!’

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President Mark B. Rosenberg sent the following message to the community on Sept. 14, 2020: Dear FIU family, In just a few weeks, get ready to Pave Your Path during FIU Homecoming Week 2020! While Homecoming will look very different this year, we look forward to a week full of virtual concerts, activities, caravans and other […]

Pete Markowitz appointed associate dean of Honors College

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–For FIU News The Honors College has appointed Pete E.C. Markowitz assistant dean.  Markowitz joined FIU in 1995 as a professor in the Department of Physics. In 2001, he became a faculty fellow at the Honors College where he has taught Freshman Seminar and sophomore courses.  “I have had the privilege of working with Pete for almost 15 years,” says Honors College Dean Juan Carlos Espinosa. “He is […]

President Rosenberg: ‘Welcome to Fall 2020 at our FIU!’

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President Rosenberg shared the following message with the university community on August 24, 2020: Dear FIU Family, Welcome to Fall 2020 at our FIU! Whether you’re joining us on campus, learning and working remotely, or a combination of the two, I’m excited to kick off the new academic year! I’m especially thrilled to give a […]

FIU ranked the top U.S. institution awarding bachelor’s degree to Hispanic students, according to Excelencia in Education

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–For FIU News FIU is the top institution in the U.S. in enrolling and graduating Hispanic students with bachelor’s degrees, according to an analysis released by Excelencia in Education.  The report, “Latino College Completion: United States,” highlighted the top enrolling and graduating institutions nationally and by state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The report found while […]