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New York Times journalist to speak on Obama foreign policy challenges

New York Times journalist to speak on Obama foreign policy challenges (0)

November 17, 2009 • Category: Headliner

Foreign policy journalist and member of The New York Times editorial board Carol Giacomo will speak on “The Main Foreign Policy Challenges Facing President Obama: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Threat of Nuclear Weapons” in a presentation Friday, Nov. 20.
The event is being hosted by the FIU Student Government Association, The New York Times, and Global [...]

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FIU-educated teachers outperform counterparts in preparing students for the FCAT (0)

Teachers who graduated from Florida International University’s College of Education had a higher success rate when it came to their students’ FCAT scores than those who graduated from any other public university or community college in the state, according to a Florida Department of Education report released Thursday.
According to the report, 85 percent of FIU [...]

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FIYou: Maida Watson Ph.D. ‘76 (0)

FIYou: Maida Watson Ph.D. ‘76

Name: Maida Watson Ph.D. ’76
Hometown: Panama City, Republic of Panama
Job Title/Department: Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus
In a nutshell: I am a graduate professor of Latin American literature and Latin American culture and an advisor of languages for business for CIBER at the College of Business.
Number of years at FIU: 35
What do [...]

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Lumina Foundation Grant Funds Study to Keep Hispanics in College (0)

MIAMI (Nov. 2, 2009) – Florida International University’s College of Education has received a grant from Lumina Foundation for Education to develop model retention programs for Hispanic students in higher education that can be shared with universities across the country.
The $496,000 award identifies FIU as one of the largest producers of Hispanic graduates and funds [...]