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“Women’s Work/Men’s Work: Labor and Gender in America” draws upon The Wolfsonian-FIU’s collection. This new collaboration between the Frost Art Museum and The Wolfsonian-FIU will make the latter’s acquisitions more accessible to students attending classes at MMC. By Julieth Dabdoub The Wolfsonian-FIU presents “Women’s Work/Men’s Work: Labor and Gender in [...]
WHAT: The Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights clinic at the FIU College of Law is representing five victims in the federal civil trial of Chuckie Taylor, the son of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor. The trial follows Taylor’s 2008 conviction under the Convention Against Torture, when he was [...]
For years, the Recreation Department at Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) has provided Panthers, faculty/staff, their families and friends with a fun Saturday-thing-to-do during Miami’s (mostly) warm winter days: Kayak Days on the Bay. Held every last Saturday of the month, Kayak Days begin at 10 a.m. – participants meet by [...]
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum will unveil “The Fantastic World of José Gurvich,” a new exhibition by renowned Uruguayan artist José Gurvich, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. “The Frost is honored to bring this exhibition to a [...]
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum presents Crossing the Boundaries: Art & Music, a new lecture series delving into the creative mind. Speakers will include Maestro Giora Bernstein and Fredrick Kaufman. Bernstein will host the first lecture of the series January 27, 2010, at 6 p.m. at The Frost Art [...]
“Everyone has the power for greatness—not for fame, but greatness, because greatness is determined by service.” — Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 16, FIU held its second annual Alumni Association National Panther Day of Service. Alumni chapters throughout the country signed up to help. Alumni, students and faculty/staff in Miami; New [...]
The Pic of the Week winner for Jan. 12-19, 2010, is Alex Cruz. The FIU architecture student took the winning photo of Modesto A. Maidique Campus while on an airplane coming back from Nicaragua last November. “This campus has great views – for great imaginations and curious eyes,” Cruz said. To [...]
You are invited to the President’s Open Forum Tuesday, January 26, 2010 – 9:30 am Graham Center Ballroom Dear members of the university community, Over the past several months, you have been instrumental in helping me launch an exciting new era for FIU. Thanks to your hard work and dedication [...]
By Trudy Fernandez The Division of Human Resources is hosting informative workshops Jan. 20-21 for temporary employees interested in learning more about health care plan services available to them. This health insurance plan is not a university benefit, so there is no open enrollment period and temporary employees may elect [...]
