Employee Life 
FIYou: Maida Watson Ph.D. ‘76(0)
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 [...]
FIYou: Shlomi Dinar
Name: Shlomi Dinar
Hometown: Rehovot, Israel
Job Title/Department: Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations
Campus: Biscayne Bay Campus
In a nutshell: In addition to teaching a number of courses (such as Contemporary International Problems, International Negotiation, Theories of International Relations, Environment and Security), I am also affiliated with the School of International and Public Affairs. In this [...]
FIU to host memorial service for Mike McQueen
The journalist served as chair of the journalism and broadcasting sequence at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A service is scheduled for Nov. 7 at BBC.
Former School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor Mike McQueen passed away at age 52 on Oct. 25, 2009, from complications of cancer and congestive heart failure.
A funeral [...]
FIU Music Professor Nominated for Latin Grammy
MIAMI – Orlando Jacinto García wants you to lose track of time.
Through his cuatro asimetrias, the Cuban-born composer attempts to draw listeners in so intensely that they lose the concept of time.
cuatro asimetrias excerpt by emerille
“When the work is over you aren’t sure if it was two minutes long or 20 minutes long,” said García, [...]
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