Interim Dean McDemmond new board chair-elect of Lumina Foundation

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The Lumina Foundation for Education has appointed Marie V. McDemmond, interim dean of the College of Education, chair-elect of the board. She will begin her tenure at the annual meeting of the directors March 2010. Former president of Norfolk State University, McDemmond has served in many high-level college administrative positions [...]

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 [...]

FIU’s new approach to teaching sends scientists into the classroom

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MIAMI – Florida International University’s College of Arts and Sciences has joined forces with the College of Education to transform science and math education and graduate scientists poised to become trailblazing teachers in their fields. Through FIU’s new secondary teacher education programs, the College of Arts and Sciences prepares students [...]

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

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 [...]

Lumina Foundation grant funds study to keep Hispanics in college

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 [...]