FIU hires Texas firm to conduct search for new president
April 6, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Florida International University has hired a Texas firm to conduct a national search for its next president.
A team of 15 people will serve on a committee that will assist Dallas-based R.
FIU president quits over ‘emotional entanglement’ with woman
January 24, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The president of Florida International University has now explained his abrupt resignation, telling students, faculty and staff that he's ending his 45-year career because of an “emotional (not physical) entanglement" with a valued colleague.
FIU president resigns citing health issues
January 21, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The president of Florida International University resigned Friday after working at the South Florida school for about 45 years.
Mark Rosenberg cited personal health issues and the deteriorating health of his wife as the reason for his departure in an email to the university community, the Miami Herald reported.
Mackenzie Scott makes large gifts to 3 Florida schools
June 15, 2021 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mackenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on Tuesday donated $40 million each to two state universities in Florida that have a history of promoting social mobility and educating students from communities traditionally underserved by higher education, and made a $30 million gift to a community college in South Florida.
Bridge victim’s grieving uncle lashes out at ‘incompetence’
March 18, 2018 GMTMIAMI (AP) — As crews removed bodies from beneath a collapsed pedestrian bridge Saturday, a victim's uncle raged against what he called the "complete incompetence" and "colossal failure" that allowed people to drive beneath the unfinished concrete span...
Bridge collapse victim’s uncle rages at ‘incompetence’
March 18, 2018 GMTMIAMI (AP) — As crews began removing bodies from beneath a collapsed pedestrian bridge Saturday, a victim's uncle raged against what he called the "complete incompetence" and "colossal failure" that allowed people to drive beneath the unfinished concrete span...