It’s been a disruptive semester for the community – including UM’s first full-time Catholic priest, Father Phillip Tran – but Tran has used challenges to assimilate to his role and connect with students.
Environment, News
Freshman’s climate change efforts go from local to national
Delaney Reynolds, a UM freshman, has spent the majority of her life fighting against climate change. Now, the South Florida native is as focused as ever to bring attention to a topic some disbelieve.
Greek Life, LGBTQ, News
Greek and gay: bridging the gap
Kayle Edwards loves her sorority, Chi Omega. She also identifies as lesbian. The meeting point of her two identities – and the tension sometimes created – led her to create the LGBTQ Greek Life task force. Edwards joined a sorority as soon as she could, in her second semester of freshman year. However, she…
Campus Life, Greek Life, Health, News
Zeta Tau Alpha lights up Cobb fountain with Frenk, Knaul
Despite the rain, members of Zeta Tau Alpha joined President Julio Frenk and his wife Dr. Felicia Knaul to kick off a Breast Cancer Awareness Month by lighting the Cobb Fountain pink on the 10th anniversary of Knaul’s breast cancer diagnosis. Together, they spoke of the importance of not just education and awareness but of…
News, Profiles
UM alumnus overcomes adversities, becomes Toppel’s new assistant director of career services
Brian Malcolm, the new assistant director of career services at the Toppel Career Center, knows the difficulty of finding one’s path. In his time at UM, he injured himself before football tryouts and changed majors five times. However, those obstacles didn’t stop Malcolm from finding his calling. Malcolm was never a stranger to leadership roles….
Campus Life, Hurricane, News
Finances, family obligations discourage commuters from evacuating
Hurricane Irma interrupted the lives of all UM students but especially commuters, who spent the days leading up to the storm preparing for the worst and the days after recovering. Junior Jorge Banegas has been working extra hours at his job for the UM Service Desk trying to make up for the nearly two weeks…
Campus Life, News
UM rolls out new Canelink mobile version with new school year, offers easy access on the go
With the new school year underway, the university launched a new CaneLink mobile version in response to students requesting a more clear and accessible way to find schedules and class descriptions on the go. Even for senior Asia Cadet, the CaneLink site is confusing and difficult to navigate, especially when trying to access schedules the…
Campus Life, News, Religious Life
Father Phillip Tran becomes first full-time priest in UM’s history, hopes to make students see “God in a different way”
Every year, hundreds of University of Miami alumni visit the Coral Gables campus to reminisce on memories of a place they once called home. For one UM alumnus, walking through campus, the same place nine years ago he called his home, is now part of his job. Father Phillip Tran, a 2008 graduate, has become…
Campus Life, Finance, News
‘Sebastian’s Closet’ at Toppel provides professional attire for students
From job interviews to Greek life to career fairs, college life is packed with events requiring business-professional attire, but finding formal clothes can be difficult on short notice. Suits and dresses can get pricey, and bargain hunting can be time consuming. Toppel Career Center – whose motto is “Hire A Cane” – not only helps…
News
Dean Hall, known for approachability and support, leaves UM for Lehigh
It was a mix of the warm weather and the University of Miami’s strong academic standing that first brought Dean of Students Ricardo Hall to a quiet campus in summer 2006, while most faculty, staff and students were home on break. Now, Dean Hall is set to join Lehigh University in Pennsylvania as Vice Provost…
News
UM hosts first ‘Religion Awareness Day’
Off the cusp of Easter and Passover, the University of Miami hosted its first Religion Awareness Day in an effort to open dialogue among students practicing different religions. For Nidhi Patel, co-chair of the Standing Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Religion Awareness Day is the hopeful start of more interfaith dialogue. Patel has been…