President’s budget update

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The following message was sent from President Mark B. Rosenberg to the university community on March 3, 2010: Dear members of the university community: This week the state of Florida begins the 2010-11 legislative session, one that promises to be as challenging as the last two. While the national economy [...]

FIU Chile Earthquake Experts

Florida International University has a number of professors who study Chile and Latin America, as well as professors who can address issues related to the earthquake in Chile. Several have been featured or quoted in stories about the recent earthquake in Haiti. This is a list of experts willing to [...]

President Rosenberg updates university community, answers questions at open forum

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FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg gave a university update, praised students, faculty and staff for their accomplishments and addressed some of the university community’s most pressing issues at his first open forum, held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The forum was web cast and transmitted live [...]

Presidential forum to be held Jan. 26

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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 [...]

Update on FIU’s Haiti efforts

Dear members of the university community: At our institution we feel the immense grief caused by the suffering of our neighbors in Haiti and families and friends here in Miami.  No doubt, we have the obligation to respond to this suffering and provide as much help as possible. I have [...]

FIU invites community to teach-in on Haiti

MIAMI – Florida International University is encouraging members of the South Florida community to attend a “teach-in” on Haiti that will bring together top FIU experts and other specialists on Haiti and issues related to the aftermath of natural disasters. “Crisis in Haiti: An FIU Teach-In” is scheduled from 1 to [...]

President Rosenberg discusses education funding with fellow education leaders on radio program

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FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Alberto Carvalho and Miami-Dade College President Eduardo Padrón were on the WQBA 1140 AM radio show “Pedaleando Con Bernie” on Monday, Jan. 4, to discuss education funding priorities for the coming year. Their participation on the show, hosted by [...]

FIU Hope for Haiti: Doing Our Part Task Force

FIU President Mark Rosenberg formed a task force made up of university leaders who are charged with coordinating university efforts and forming a unified FIU response to the Haiti disaster that could be used as a model for FIU’s response to future disasters. For a list of what FIU departments and academic [...]

FIU graduate is first Beng person to receive Ph.D. in U.S.

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Bertin Kouadio is used to being first.  A member of the minority Beng people in Côte d’Ivoire, he was the first among the Beng people to move to the United States. And on Tuesday, Dec. 15, when he walks across the stage at FIU’s U.S. Century Bank Arena, he will [...]

FIU settles lawsuits

MIAMI – Florida International University reached an agreement today to settle two related lawsuits brought by the former Director of FIU Online Mohammad Izadpanah, and the former Associate Director Reynaldo Morejon. The lawsuits were originally brought in May 2007 and included claims that Izadpanah had been wrongfully terminated from his [...]