University of Miami

A video of an unidentified individual kicking a campus duck and a photo of another unidentified individual grabbing the duck by the wings started circulating around the University of Miami community on Friday. The incidents are under investigation by UM authorities.

The vote was announced at a rally and march on Monday afternoon at UM's main campus in Coral Gables. The current contract expires Aug. 30.

In a press release announcing the investigation the U.S. Department of Education specifically identified UM’s “U Dreamers Program.”

Founded by Miami-native sisters Ceci and Regina Alcobe, Honey Veil is a mobile café born out of a shared love for matcha and baking. At just 22 and 19 years old, the sisters have transformed a passion project into a popular campus staple, offering thoughtfully crafted drinks, sourdough pastries and a moment of calm amidst college chaos.

Melanie Colón, a rising junior at the University of Miami and a South Florida resident, is one of 22 UM students who were in Tel Aviv on a tour of the country when the violent conflict erupted between Israel and Iran erupted.

Twenty-two University of Miami students were three weeks into an Onward Birthright Israel program, an eight-week internship in Tel Aviv. They are now awaiting evacuation due to rising tensions between Iran and the Jewish state.

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.