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Presidents and trustee chairs of all 12 state universities endorsed the idea, and the system’s Board of Governors is set to discuss it.
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During a formal ceremony on FIU's campus, President Ken Jessell pledged to advance "freedom of thought and expression" and “respect the dignity of all individuals." The investiture comes just days after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law banning diversity programs on public campuses and restricting what can be taught at universities.
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A few notable graduates from around the state share their stories.
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Award-winning author Sandra Cisneros joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about her latest book "Woman Without Shame." She reads from this new poetry collection about aging, desire, spirituality and shame.
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Florida International University (FIU) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have joined other public schools across the state in banning TikTok on campus. Once a tool to recruit students, state officials flagged the app over data privacy and national security concerns.
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Artists John William Bailly and Edouard Duval-Carrié join WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about their individual artwork that explores history, culture and mythology. Their work is displayed at the Center for Visual Communication in Wynwood.
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Stephen Fain was hired to be a professor of education at Florida International University before it opened in 1972. Now after over 50 years at the university, he's retiring.
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COMMENTARY By so loudly condemning a book on Cuban immigration privileges, exiles instead prompted Miami to look more deeply into its important findings.
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COMMENTARY It's great Cubans can present their point of view on a new book about immigration. But it's also about Haitians — whose views need some privilege too.
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New leaders will soon be in place at Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University. Both Kenneth Jessell of FIU and Stacy Volnick of FAU have spent their careers in higher education — and both are first-generation college graduates.
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Florida International University's Board of Trustees voted Monday to take the 'interim' out of Interim President Kenneth Jessell's job title. Jessell has spent his career in academia, as a finance professor and administrator.
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The presidential search committee at Florida International University announced that their pick to lead the school is Interim President Kenneth Jessell, praising the former professor as "brilliant" and "kind". He initially said he wasn't interested in the top job, but an influential trustee encouraged him to apply. Jessell was appointed after FIU’s previous president, Mark Rosenberg, resigned amid accusations of sexual harassment.