Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tag: university

The first-of-its-kind tool to help students’ choose safer schools 

After being sexually assaulted at age 18 at UC Berkeley, Sophie Karasek knew she never wanted her offender to violate anyone else again. A...

The wait for FIU’s renovated game room is finally over (includes...

Over a year and almost $1 million after plans started brewing, the Graham Center game room on Florida International University's Modesto Maidique campus by...

Kenneth Jessell named new FIU president (includes video story)

After almost a year of deliberation, the search is finally over. On Monday, the Florida International University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint...

Newsbreak July 20, 2022

SFMN reporter takes a look into the mental health impacts abortion can have on people with the capacity for pregnancy. The Florida Department of...

Pell Grant program turns 50 as advocates seek to double it

Amid increasing tuition costs and advocates calling for aid increases, the federal Pell Grant program has made it possible for over 80 million Americans...

Mental health initiatives help university students post-COVID

Miami institutions are providing alternative ways for students to cope with mental health issues due to the effects COVID-19.  Public institutions such as Miami Dade...

FIU unveils a memorial in honor of victims of the bridge...

Four years after a tragic bridge collapse near Florida International University's Modesto Maidique campus on SW Eighth Street, a memorial was held in honor...

Family and friends honor victims six months after fatal accident (includes...

In a West Dade Starbucks, Andres Medina recalls the day six months ago when his daughter, FIU student Yuhlia Medina, and three others were...

Spring Break canceled in many places, but not all (includes video...

Universities across Florida have removed spring break 2021 from the academic calendar. The decision was made as an effort to minimize the spread of...

She aged out of foster care, but her siblings haven’t. She’s...

Rodericka Carter, 21, lives in an almost empty apartment high up over Brickell. Although she has lived there about a year, her belongings are...