More than 100 people attended UM’s New Leadership Open House in the Shalala Student Center on Oct. 26 to greet seven of UM’s new administrative leaders: Jeffrey Duerk, executive vice president and provost; Jacqueline Travisano, executive vice president for business and finance and chief operating officer; Dr. Edward Abraham, dean and chief academic officer of…
The parking lots at Hard Rock Stadium, usually an atmosphere of thousands of students in green and orange jumping up and down to loud music, will become just another tailgate lot with the closure of lots nine and 10 to student organizations as a safety precaution. Now, students are reacting to the university’s decision. Sammy…
On Wednesday, Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Ryan Holmes met with Greek organization leaders to announce major changes in tailgating procedures at Hard Rock Stadium for the rest of the season. A newsletter sent from Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Whitely later on Wednesday detail the changes, which include…
The University of Miami remained relatively static in the 2018 U.S. News and World Report National University Rankings, released Tuesday. It fell two spots to No. 46 from its No. 44 ranking last year. The University of Florida, ranked No. 50 last year, has risen to No. 42 and is now the highest-ranked school in…
The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced that two conference football games will be rescheduled due to the impacts of Hurricane Irma: the FSU away game has been pushed back three weeks to Saturday, Oct. 7, and Georgia Tech at Miami has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14. “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who…
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Whether studying Mandarin in China, teaching English in France, learning about Zulu tribes in South Africa or digging up ancient ruins in England, University of Miami students have been transported to places around the globe to further their education through prestigious scholarships and awards programs. The Office of Prestigious Awards and Fellowships (PAF) provides information…
Shravya Jasti, an incoming freshman from New Jersey, spent her high school senior year doing research on water contamination, which led her to state and national science fairs. Jasti has also done biomedical research at Stanford University and University of Pennsylvania, and, among other things, founded her own nonprofit speech and creative writing camp for…
In its 2016 rankings, The Princeton Review placed UM as No. 19 on its list of schools where “Students Study the Least” when students were surveyed on how many out-of-class hours they spend studying each day. See what students had to say to that during finals week.
Thomas LeBlanc is known at the University of Miami as the executive vice president and provost, while others at George Washington University (GW) know him as their incoming president. After 12 years of leading robust improvements to UM’s academic reputation, LeBlanc “rose to the top” of the candidate pool for GW’s presidency, according to a…