FIU alumna and economist warns now is the time for U.S. to rein in debt

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As part of FIU’s Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series, Carmen Reinhart ’78  discusses economic lessons learned from past crises After studying eight centuries of economic crises and working in the financial industry for more than 20 years, economist Carmen Reinhart ’78 says this time is no different. [...]

Campus Talk: What are you doing for spring break?

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In this episode of Campus Talk, an FIU web-series, the FIU News team ask students about their plans for the upcoming spring break.

Frost Art Museum presents 2011 Aesthetics & Values Exhibition

Antonia Wright. I Scream, Therefore I Exist, 2011. Video Installation (Video Detail).

Writing done with fly pigment, ping pong balls in the shape of clouds and paper shapes that seem to go on forever are just a few of the objects that bridge the line between the real and surreal, the natural and man-made and the figurative and abstract works in the [...]

FIU Model UN gets it done at Harvard

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Representing the Republic of India, 24 FIU students participated in this year’s Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference in Boston. As a result of their collective efforts, the FIU Model United Nations team returned from the conference with increased respect for FIU and its academic reputation. This year’s HNMUN [...]

Discounted tickets for The Fair™ available to FIU community

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FIU is partnering with Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition to offer discounted rates for the university community. Ranked the largest fair in Florida, The Fair™ will celebrate its 60th year this spring from March 17 to April 3. FIU students, faculty/staff and alumni can purchase discounted tickets online. Choose from [...]

Tennis to host Panther fundraiser tournament

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The women’s tennis team will host a fundraiser tournament Saturday, March 12, at the FIU Tennis Courts. Registration and warm-ups for the event will begin at 9 a.m. with round-robin doubles play starting at 9:45 a.m. The cost for each participant is $50. All proceeds benefit the FIU women’s tennis [...]

Original works by FIU students on view at Aventura Mall

Feb 18

Ten original works of art created by FIU students are currently on display at Aventura Mall, on more than 100 tables in the food court. The showcase, sponsored by the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, features images ranging from the tender (like that of two seniors holding hands) to [...]

See golf superstars Els, Woods and Villegas and support FIU’s First Gen Scholarship Fund

Defending champion Ernie Els will be at the Cadillac Championships March 9-13. Proceeds from the event will benefit the FIU First Generation Scholarship Fund.

The university and the PGA World Golf Championship have partnered to offer golf fans the opportunity to attend the Cadillac Championship in Doral March 9-13 and support the FIU First Generation Fund in the process. This spring, Panthers, their families and friends will have a special opportunity to give back [...]

FIU, community leaders meet to “RE:VISION MIAMI”

Feb 10

FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and CEOs for Cities hosted 60 movers and shakers from the local private and public sectors at the New World Symphony’s New Campus in Miami Beach Feb. 3 to discuss ideas for life in the Magic City and how these goals will be achieved. Last [...]

Softball kicks off season with doubleheader Feb. 11

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Fresh off one of the most successful seasons in program history, Head Coach Beth Torina returns for her fourth season at the helm of the softball squad in 2011. The team looks to continue its winning ways this spring, building upon a phenomenal 2010 campaign in which the Panthers secured FIU softball’s [...]