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Meet FIU’s Fulbright Program Champion: Iqbal Akhtar
The Fulbright program is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The program and FIU are successful in meaningful engagement across the world because of global champions like Iqbal Akhtar.
January 30, 2023
FIU hosts congressional briefing on preparing communities for hurricane season
Florida congressional offices and key stakeholders heard from FIU partners at the National Weather Service and Miami-Dade County Emergency Management at the start of the 2021 hurricane season.
January 30, 2023

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International law program equips students to thrive in a global setting
FIU is preparing lawyers to be outstanding professionals in an international, globalized setting.
January 26, 2023
Grassroots AIDS activists fought for and won affordable HIV treatments around the world – but PEPFAR didn’t change governments and pharma
Dan Royles associate professor of history at FIU writes in the Conversation.
January 24, 2023
Peru protests: What to know about Indigenous-led movement shaking the crisis-hit country
Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at FIU writes in The Conversation.
January 20, 2023
Africa’s impending global impact could touch students with a variety of majors
The African continent is poised to wield greater influence on the world, says Kenya's ambassador to the UN, who spoke to students about keeping peace, improving food security and launching businesses.
January 19, 2023
Brazil’s military is supposed to safeguard democracy – yet its power and self-image are a problem
Anthony Pereira, director of the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at FIU writes in The Conversation.
January 16, 2023
FIU’s Cuban Research Institute to provide temporary safe haven to threatened scholars from Cuba
FIU’s Cuban Research Institute (CRI) has received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide temporary academic refuge to artists, writers, scholars and journalists in Cuba.
January 13, 2023