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Cesar Becerra ’95 has made a career of revealing South Florida’s hidden backstories. His latest project: an homage to Frankie’s Pizza, the Bird Road institution that has stood the test of time.
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- Arts incubator to serve even more students with new funding
Those looking to make a career from their creative talents get business training and other support to help them achieve success in the marketplace.
- Music fest opens this weekend with Latin-inspired shows
Challenge yourself to a new experience when you get your groove on at the FIU Music Festival, featuring Grammy winners, student and faculty musicians and “the Taylor Swift of Chamber Music."
- FIU Theatre students find their voice in “John Proctor is the Villain”
The new campus production tells the story of a group of teens in rural Georgia who study “The Crucible” while navigating young love and school scandals.
- La dolce vita: exploring Italy by creating art
Students had an unforgettable experience as they studied with Professor of Art and Art History David Chang in Italy, where they learned centuries-old techniques and interacted with foreign peers.
- Alumna art executive lifts up culturally diverse artists
Her work-study job at the Frost Art Museum in the 1990s reinforced the value of featuring the stories and works of artists of color - something she does in a recent PBS documentary.
- 80 years later: Remembering the heroes of World War II
A professor of history explains why commemorations of D-Day – the beginning of a bloody, protracted battle that concluded with the Nazi surrender of Europe – still draw interest.