Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant for FIU-MDC Humanities Partnership
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Florida International University and Miami Dade College a three-year, $2.85 million grant to support students pursuing... Read more.
Tree preservation plan helped campus landscaping survive Hurricane Irma
FIU is on its way to making a full recovery following Hurricane Irma, starting with reviving the beauty of campus landscaping and greenery. Cleanup crews have already... Read more.
FIU ranked as one of top universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report
FIU was ranked as one of the top universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report, which has been providing education rankings to help parents and students... Read more.
Costa Rican president leads candid conversation, receives university’s Presidential Gold Medallion
Spending time at FIU was a homecoming of sorts for Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera. A former researcher for the Kimberly Green Latin American... Read more.
Alumni principals help turn their schools into last-minute hurricane shelters
As Hurricane Irma aimed for South Florida, two alumni were pressed into duty to open their schools for about 3,000 people in need of shelter. With almost 40 shelters... Read more.
Social work students offer a listening ear to hurricane evacuees
It’s not every day that students can put their training to immediate use on campus, but social work majors had an unexpected chance to flex their skills in the... Read more.
Testing bridges for safety after major hurricanes like Irma
After Hurricane Irma hit, there was a major concern about South Florida’s bridges, mainly the ones in the Florida Keys. Would the structures be safe to cross for... Read more.
Alumnae deliver local, international aid for Irma victims
Education alumnae Maria Arbiol and Jennifer Canals-Diaz are leading donation drives to help victims of Hurricane Irma in South Florida and the Caribbean. As undergrads,... Read more.
FIU law graduates earn highest Florida Bar exam passage rate
FIU College of Law graduates have earned the top bar exam passage rate in Florida, for the third consecutive July examination. With a passage rate of 87.8 percent... Read more.
Students living on campus take shelter at FIU, make most of Hurricane Irma
Stephen Jagassar had a problem. With Hurricane Irma roaring through the Caribbean and appearing to be on a collision course with South Florida, the freshman marine... Read more.