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Donna Shalala

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    University of Miami Med School to Lay Off 800 Employees

    The Miami economy got a shock today when the county's largest private employer, the University of Miami, filed a notice that it plans to lay off 800 employees from its medical school. The move comes two weeks after university president Donna Shalala said the medical school was planning on cutting ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    White House Confuses University of Miami for That Ohio School

    President Barack Obama was just at the University of Miami, so you'd think that his staff could get the name of the school correct. Apparently not. The White House sent out a press release today describing University of Miami president Donna Shalala as "President of Miami University." Miami Uni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    UM Athletes Won't Have To Testify About Nevin Shapiro's Gifts As School Pays Back $83,000

    Donna Shalala may have just averted her worst nightmare. Ever since Napoleonic Ponzi booster Nevin Shapiro spilled his guts to Yahoo Sports this summer with allegations that he'd rained gifts on student-athletes -- from cars to hookers to piles of cash -- the worst-case scenario for the Canes would ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    Miami locals' New Year's resolutions

    Donna Shalala may have just averted her worst nightmare. Ever since Napoleonic Ponzi booster Nevin Shapiro spilled his guts to Yahoo Sports this summer with allegations that he'd rained gifts on student-athletes -- from cars to hookers to piles of cash -- the worst-case scenario for the Canes would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    2012 Resolutions: From Hank Adorno to Donna Shalala to Sid Rosenberg

    Let's face it. For most of us, keeping a New Year's resolution is as likely as the Miami Dolphins finally finding Dan Marino's successor in the draft.And some locals should look back on the past year with shameful regret.They could use a fresh start, so Banana Republican came up with some ideas to h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Miami Hurricanes May Miss Out On A.J. Leggett, One of the Nations Best CBs, Because of Academics

    The Nevin Shapiro scandal may have left all those folks talking up the Hurricanes football program as an upstanding group of brainy, good two-shoed scholars eating crow, but you better believe Donna Shalala is still dead-set on keeping up the school's academic reputation.Maybe that's why its likely ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Donna Shalala Overlooked UM Psychiatrist's Ethical Lapses Thanks to Promised Funding, Report Says

    via Yahoo SportsShalala takes Nevin Shapiro's money.​Donna Shalala's month keeps getting worse. Fresh off a public flogging over failing to sniff out Nevin Shapiro, the University of Miami prez allowed a shady, drug-company-funded professor to be hired as psychiatry department chair because new fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    University of Miami Ranked 38th Best University in Nation by US News

    ​The University of Miami has risen nine spots in the latest edition of US News & World Report's annual college rankings. The school is now ranked the 38th best in the nation, up from the 47th position last year. For the second year in a row, the school is the only Florida institution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Jacory Harris is Sorry He Was Such a Pain in Donna Shalala's Ass

    ​So, the University of Miami has decided its time to let Jacory Harris say words in public again, and trotted their starting quarterback in front of the media today after he was suspended for the Maryland game after admitting he took about $140 in impermissible benefits from Nevin Shapiro. Har ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    Reader mail: Nevin Shapiro is a "little Napoleon"

    ​So, the University of Miami has decided its time to let Jacory Harris say words in public again, and trotted their starting quarterback in front of the media today after he was suspended for the Maryland game after admitting he took about $140 in impermissible benefits from Nevin Shapiro. Har ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Buzz Bissinger: Kill Miami Football Forever, Hold Congressional Hearings, Indict Shalala on Perjury

    ​Buzz Bissinger is a grumpy man who likes to yell about sports and who was once, and still occasionally moonlights as, a pretty damn respected journalist. Of course, in his post as a sports columnist for the Daily Beast, he mainly sticks to his angry, self-righteous sports-guy shtick and last nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Donna Shalala Must Admit Blame In Nevin Shapiro Scandal or Resign

    ​Yesterday, we finally heard Donna Shalala comment on Hurricane Nevin, the category 5 storm of a man who released the Kraken on her and Canes nation. You'd think a lady who worked in the Clinton Administration would know how to do a little damage control. Instead, the University of Miami president ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Al Golden Feels Duped by University of Miami

    ​When Al Golden was plucked from college football obscurity as head coach of the Temple Owls to take over the Miami Hurricanes, a storied program that needed just a bit of fine tuning to be competitive again, it seemed like -- pardon the pun -- a Golden opportunity. Now, if an NCAA investigation p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    The University of Miami Rathskeller: Tomorrow's the End

    via urathskeller.com​Anyone familiar with UM knows "The Rat" is anything but a dirty rodent. Since 1972 it has served as the meeting place for students and faculty alike. Maybe because the Rathskeller is the only full service restaurant on-campus (not to mention the only place that serves alcohol) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    University of Miami is One of America's Most Stressful Schools

    ​For a school that used to be known as one of America's greatest institutes of outdoor tanning practices the University of Miami has certainly improved its academic standings on President Donna Shalala. Though with that heightened emphasis on academic prestige comes more stress for students, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Donald Trump Tells University of Miami to Hire Mike Leach

    ​Douche respects douche. So it's really no surprise that Donald Trump, of all people, really wants the University of Miami to hire Mike Leach, of all coaches. The Donald, or perhaps some sentient being living deep in the recesses of his hair, ripped out a page from The Palm Beach Post, scrawle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Randy's Gone, But Will Donna Shalala and Kirby Hocutt Step Up?

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Uncle Luke comes to terms with the end of the Randy Shannon era.Saturday was one of the saddest days for Miami-Dade's Afri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Miami Herald Thinks Donna Shalala is the Times Square Bomber

    ​Apparently, The Miami Herald thinks all people of Middle Eastern decent look alike. While running a story yesterday on University of Miami President Donna Shalala they accidentally ran a photo of what appears to be would-be-Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad. Shahzad, Shalala. Shalala, Shahzad. P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Oddsmakers Favor Hurricanes As Next Team To Get Major Sanctions

    Someone thinks the odds are high history could repeat itself​The USC Trojans are currently under harsh sanctions (much to the 'Canes benefit), and ironically Butch Davis, who once was charged with picking up the pieces of Miami's sanction shattered program, is now feeling the fall out of an NCAA i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    George Steinbrenner Was UM President Donna Shalala's Little League Coach

    via FacebookA Little Shalala​The passing of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner may have been met with a bit of apathy in these parts, but one local goes way, way back with "The Boss." Turns out that University of Miami president Donna Shalala first met Steibrenner back when she was nine ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    String of Swastika Symbols Found on University of Miami Campus

    via Miami.eduHecht Residential College​The University of Miami is investigating four separate incidents in the past two weeks of school property being defaced by swastikas.President Donna Shalala sent an email to students and staff today notifying them of incidents taking place March 2, 10, and 11 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    University of Florida Prez Defends Nazi-themed Student Gov Fliers on Free Speech Grounds

    ​Politics can get dirty, even on the Student Government level. Take for example a recent flier that started showing up on the University of Florida campus that read "Student Alliance party is the Nazi Party," which featured a swastika. The fliers are attributed to a fake group called "UF for Israe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Champs Sports Bowl: Miami vs. Wisconsin

    ​Champs Sports Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs Wisconsin Badgers, 8 p.m. ESPNSince college football doesn't have anything resembling a meaningful post-season, the most you can ask for besides ending up in a BCS bowl is an entertaining season. And boy did Canes fans get it this year. There was the joy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2009

    Canes Headed to Champs Sports Bowl; Iowa and Georgia Tech Set for Orange Bowl

    ​You might as well call this year's Champs Sports Bowl "The Shalala Bowl," because Miami's current President and University of Wisconsin's former Chancellor Donna Shalala might be the person most excited by the match-up. Maybe the only person? Yes, that means The Gator Bowl's nefarious scheme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    More on the UM Lockdown: Students Stuck in the Gym Have Places to Be, Damn It

    Coral Gables Police DepartmentThe BB gun shooter rode in this silver Volvo, cops say.About 200 students are locked inside a gym at University of Miami as we speak, thanks to an alleged BB gun shooter. School President Donna Shalala sent text messages and e-mails around 3 p.m. today asking folks to " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Swastika Found on UM Bathroom Wall Near Jewish Studies Building

    A statue outside the Miller Center​A swastika was found drawn on a University of Miami bathroom wall near the Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies. Another swastika was found in the same area almost a year ago.President Donna Shalala released a statement condemning the act:On Tuesday some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    David Cross Did Cocaine at the Same Table as Donna Shalala

    via Wiki Commons user Nightscream/CC3.0David Cross​Generally, David Cross is a pretty funny fellow, but sometimes he seems so damn smug. I guess if I starred in Arrested Development and Mr. Show, I would be pretty self-satisfied, even if I had done some Hollywood bullshit like Alvin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    UM Offers Umbrella Escorts To Protect Students From Bird Menace

    still from The Birds I am a victim. This is my story. Last year, because their was literally no parking left anywhere on University of Miami's Coral Gables campus, I parked behind the northern dining hall. While making my way to my car, I was attacked. By a hawk. It came down on my head, scare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    UM Addresses The Impact of Econ Crisis

    Nothing is immune to the economic crisis, not even the palm tree'd oasis in Coral Gables known as the University of Miami. After many alumnus expressed their concern, president Donna Shalala sent out a letter to all alum today addressing the impact on UM. Here's the highlights: UM has made a lot of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalGetting laid off individually is so trite. The new trend is to be part of a mass layoff. Unfortunately, all of your friends are doing it. [Herald]We're number one! This time in highest health-care costs in the nation. [Herald]Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff will bring up a resolution at today's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Shalala Staying Put

    Vintage ShalalaWhen the Herald reported yesterday that Donna Shalala might be returning to D.C. to take the reigns once again at the Department of Health and Human Services after Tom Daschle scampered off with his Sally Jesse Raphael glasses and tax mess, we kind of thought it smelled funny. First, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Shalala, Obama. Obama, Shalala.

    This is the closest Manny may ever get to a Cabinet position. Last night, a friend and fellow UM grad and I were talking about the sudden opening for Health & Human Service Secretary, and she said, "Obama should appoint Shalala." To which I said, "I was hoping someone on the internet would say i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Donna Shalala's Extra Curriculars

    Poor Donna Shalala. While she's not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She's a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she's not involved in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    The Even Less Likely Cabinet Rumors

    Poor Donna Shalala. While she's not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She's a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she's not involved in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Salon: Florida Election Debacle Deja Vu

    Poor Donna Shalala. While she's not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She's a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she's not involved in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    No One Cares That Randy Shannon Keeps Losing

    Poor Donna Shalala. While she's not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She's a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she's not involved in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Are Hillary Hold-Outs Still a Concern?

    Poor Donna Shalala. While she's not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She's a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she's not involved in t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    The Red Couch

    German artist Horst Wackerbarth brings his famous furniture to Miami

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    In Sarah Palin's World Tony Sparano is Torpedo Vindicator

    German artist Horst Wackerbarth brings his famous furniture to Miami

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Donna Shalala Won't Be Your Drinking Buddy

    German artist Horst Wackerbarth brings his famous furniture to Miami

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Glass Spilleth Over

    A gleaming exhibit opens at the Lowe.

  • Calendar

    February 28, 2008

    Sit, Ubu, Sit

    It’s a dog’s life at Pawpurrazzi tonight.

  • Calendar

    October 18, 2007

    The Thinking Miamian’s Mecca

    Books & Books celebrates a quarter-century

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    The Tesseract

    In: Sasha and Digweed, the Sagamore, public transportation. Out: DJ Irie.

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    Exclusive: Raunchgate

    The University of Miami coach scrambled for cover, but we got ’im

  • News

    October 14, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of October 14-20,2004

    Politics on campus and cops on cops

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    An Idea Whose Time Has Gone

    A grand plan to fight Latin poverty flunks out at UM

  • News

    March 21, 2002

    Punt

    That's what UM administrators did rather than answer questions about athletes and academics

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Power Babes

    Janet Reno and Donna Shalala

  • News

    March 16, 1993

    Meditations on the L-Word

    Janet, Donna, Hillary, and Me

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