Florida International University
Florida International University selects hosted online learning platform for MOOCs
Share Florida International University (FIU) has implemented an online learning platform to offer its own massive open online courses (MOOCs). The university is currently offering five such courses and plans to add more in the spring. The university chose CourseSites ... Read More »
Latika & Rajiv Jain Fellowship
Share Applications are invited for the Latika and Rajiv Jain Fellowship in Religious Studies (Jain Studies) at the Florida International University. Interested candidates can apply for this two-year graduate fellowship to be awarded to highly-qualified and motivated students in Religious ... Read More »
US: Most universities asking for full 15 percent tuition hike
Share All but two of 11 state universities will ask the Florida Board of Governors for a 15 percent tuition increase this year, bucking Gov. Rick Scott’s push to hold down the cost of a college education. In filings with ... Read More »
FIU will have highest tuition among Florida universities
Share Florida International University will have the highest undergraduate tuition among the state’s public universities — $4,669 per year for a normal course load — as a result of increases approved by the Board of Governors, according to figures released ... Read More »
Board OKs tuition increases for Florida universities
Share Students at Florida’s public universities will face tuition increases of 9 percent to 15 percent – the highest allowed by law – after a sharply divided Board of Governors approved the requests Thursday over Gov. Rick Scott’s objections. The ... Read More »
Florida universities rank high in presidential pay
Share Florida’s universities trail the nation when it comes to state funding and academic rankings, but they do score high in one area: pay for their top leaders. The median pay for presidents of the eight research universities in Florida ... Read More »
Universities reluctant to use iTune U
Share In keeping with Steve Jobs’ vision of transforming education, Apple has expanded its iTunes U so that professors can now offer entire courses, not just lectures. So far, though, not many colleges and universities are rushing to drop the ... Read More »
UNIBE and Florida International University launch new Civil Engineering program
Share Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) announced its dual degree program in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering recognized by the American College Florida International University (FIU) during a ceremony in the Auditorium of UNIBE. The event was headed by ... Read More »
Stuck in crossfire of university tuition power plays: students
Share Stuck in the crossfire of a prolonged fight between Florida’s universities and the state Legislature lie victims are: students held at tuition ransom. In another round of efforts to improve Florida’s slipping higher education system enter some good old’ ... Read More »
