Andrew Ross Sorkin came to the University of Miami to speak about his book Too Big to Fail

It’s the youth of the nation, like students at the University of Miami, who will be left to face the growing debt of America. As the national debt approaches $11 trillion, the outlook seems grim. But when panelists from The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, a nationwide series of forums to discuss America’s fiscal future, came to UM on [...]

University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala addressed the Faculty Senate in a meeting this afternoon. In light of worsening economic conditions, she outlined contingency plans that will take the university through the next two years and is geared towards lowering expenses and protecting the university’s in-hand cash.

Love may be in the air, but with a bank account at rock bottom, many college sweethearts are planning to spend less this Valentine’s Day.

If you haven’t heard by now, a group of three has come together to micromanage financial requests from student groups, individual programs, etc. While it’s certainly a good idea to tighten the belts around here, it might have behooved those that founded the group to think a little more about the membership of it.

From new paper clips to new hires to new buildings, the University of Miami has put in place aggressive cost-reduction policies, specifically a committee to manage the university’s expenditures, as a way to deal with the world financial crisis.

Many stores have reduced their prices and extended their clearance sales. The result: a potential shopper’s paradise.

An increase in the cost of airfare will prevent some University of Miami students from going home for Thanksgiving.

In these days of widespread panic and distrust I, a patriotic and informed citizen, find myself wondering exactly what entity and/or individual should be held responsible for this current international financial disaster.