University of Miami

In a Communitywire.Miami survey of nearly 80 UM students, the vast majority said they do not file their income tax return on their own. And a large majority said they had yet to finish their income tax return with only two weeks left before the Tuesday, April 15, deadline.

Through hands-on activities, children from Miami-Dade elementary schools learned about the vastness of the ocean and the importance of its conservation from scientists, university students and faculty volunteers.

Over a century, the University of Miami has become a revered private institution with more than 19,000 students and serving the local community with research and healthcare initiatives.

From classes held in a hotel to a thriving campus of nearly 20,000 students, follow the story of 100 years of history that highlights the people, challenges and milestones that shaped what the U is today.

President Donald Trump's historic federal hiring freeze and firing spree has eliminated thousands of jobs and placed thousands more on indefinite hold. For South Florida students sitting on the cusp of internships or post-graduate jobs in the government, the freeze has been devastating.

The University of Miami, one of the largest private universities in the state still maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion programs, removed DEI websites in response to an executive order passed by the Trump administration. Although it targets federally-funded institutions, the order also threatens some corporations, foundations and private educational institutions with compliance investigations.

Prospective undergraduate students for the fall 2026 semester will be required to submit standardized test scores as a part of their application to the University of Miami for the first time since 2020.

Many Americans traveled across the country to witness history, each with unique perspectives on what a second Trump presidency means for the nation’s future.

The U.S. State Department finds almost 45,000 international college students studied in Florida during the 2023-2024 school year.

Acting president Joe Echevarria will be the seventh president of the University of Miami, following a unanimous Board of Trustees vote on Friday morning.

This coming Wednesday, Oct. 16, the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School and its signature Climate Café series will feature the first of two panel discussions on the award-winning WLRN podcast, A Bright Lit Place, reported by Jenny Staletovich.

NOAA's new national climate service could be embedded in existing weather offices or become an independent division. The hope is that will allow local officials to prepare so that risks like the devastating flooding that followed Hurricane Helene can be avoided or at least lessened.