Feb. 17-18: LGBTQ+ Symposium brings inclusivity to campus The University of Miami is hosting a two-day human rights symposium that will focus on inclusivity and human rights issues within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and intersex community. The first-ever 4WARD Americas LGBTI Human Rights Symposium will take place Sunday, Feb. 17 and…
The opportunity to work, think, discover, live and explore can be transformational, and the people at the University of Miami are serious about the many ways they can have an impact.
I would like to thank The Miami Hurricane for highlighting some of the challenges and complexities associated with the financial aid process. As UM continues to prioritize allocating financial aid to those students with the greatest financial need, it is necessary to complete a thorough analysis of a student’s financial need. This requires collecting detailed…
I support the university’s actions in removing a few invasive Muscovy ducks from campus and suggest that more should be removed and humanely euthanized in accordance with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s recommendations for their control. Native to Central America and Ecuador, these introduced Muscovy ducks have become a problem throughout South Florida by competing…
Before President Donna E. Shalala, the University of Miami had largely been a local commuter school whose claim to any larger fame was through its athletics program. While her predecessors set the ball rolling for change, Shalala launched both the school’s academic reputation and student experience to new heights. Shalala’s biggest asset to UM was…
The eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) meeting will be hosted at UM from March 6-8, bringing together more than 1,000 college students from around the world. UM will become the first school to host CGIU twice, having previously hosted it in 2010. Students will create and present projects to tackle issues within CGIU’s…
By Nick Bromberg | Yahoo! Sports Apparently Florida State could be an underdog before it potentially makes the College Football Playoff. According to R.J. Bell, a betting expert and radio host, the Seminoles are expected to open as underdogs before its game at Miami on Nov. 15. Florida St expected to be UNDERDOGS vs. Miami-Fl next…
By Mike Piacentino | Special to UM News Thirty one students, faculty, staff and alumni were tapped last Wednesday and Thursday into the University of Miami Iron Arrow Honor Society. Iron Arrow was started in 1926, about a month after the University of Miami opened. It honors individuals who show a love of alma mater and…
Kelly Murphy, freshman “The best thing was Homecoming week and all the events that led up to it, especially the fireworks and boat burning.” Pablo Escobar, senior “I got paid to go to a conference of professional engineers in Indianapolis, and I got a job out of it starting in January.” Julienne Gede,…
As an alumnus, I recall the university attempting to squash the image of Suntan U. While the university accepted the vast majority of applicants for financial reasons, it weeded out many new students during their first semester to support a tough academic reputation. As a biology major, this was proven with there being many sections…
It is no secret that Israel is the strongest and most loyal partner to the U.S. in the Middle East region. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refuse to see Israel as anything more than an annoyance on the Middle Eastern stage. In an effort to bring peace to the Middle…