Higher Education

Orange Bowl's Fate Riles Facebookers

St. Thomas Lowers the Bar

Florida Student Loan Subpoenas

Last Night: Guster at the Culture Room

The UM Hospital (Or)Deal

Donna Shalala Won't Be Your Drinking Buddy

Letters from the Issue of August 17, 2006

I'm climbing out from under the hideous perception of "felon"

Doc Hiaasen and the Real Hollywood Story

Columnist Carl gets no credit, but cash will do.

Stonewalled

FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

Crossing the Bar

When Dade's Chamber of Commerce considered backing FIU instead of FAMU in the fight for a new state law school, they figured it would be a walk in the park

Mustang Sally

How to turn your trivia knowledge into fabulous prizes

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 >>

Extracurricular Activities

Nova and St. Thomas University law students just wanted to have a little party. Instead they got a lesson in search and seizure laws.

Building Block

The state Board of Regents isn't standing between FIU and an accredited architecture school - Mitch Maidique is.

The Young and the Restless

The state Board of Regents isn't standing between FIU and an accredited architecture school - Mitch Maidique is.

Get Some Time Alone

Experimental filmmaker Chris Kraus speaks at MoCA.

University of Miami Returns to Playboy's Top Party School Glory

via Wikimedia CommonsUniversity of Miami used to be a "Top Party Schools" mainstay back in the 80's, coming in at #2 on Playboy's first 1987 list, but with a rise on academic lists came a fall on the party lists. UM didn't even make Playboy's list last year (the top spot went to University of Florid ... More >>

Pay off Your Loans

Gabe Pendas wants to save college kids a bundle. And this brawler might just do it.

Shane & Shane and Bebo Norman

Gabe Pendas wants to save college kids a bundle. And this brawler might just do it.

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Stomp the Yard

Tin Chefs

The disconnect between a culinary student's white-collar dreams and the restaurant world's blue-collar reality

Kidneys for Sale

Three scheming interns embark on a dark, funny quest for human donors in Mad Cat's latest

The Song is You

It's up to the Voice to bring the religions together

BEST REASON NOT TO GO TO COCOWALK

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FIU, too! All right?

Why Mitch Maidique and Armando Codina hate Amendment 11

Poor Miami: Enough Whining

Got a clever idea for snuffing out local poverty? Let's hear it!

Punt

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

The Battle of the Barry Bulge

As the university grows and grows, it has hit some of its neighbors

Letters from the Issue of December 20, 2001

The Sunny Side of the Bleat: C'mon, guys, put on a happy face!

Fear and Loathing in la Escuela

President Eduardo Padron has instituted an impressive program of intimidation at Miami-Dade Community College

Gridiron Fever

FIU administrators think spending millions on a football program will do wonders for their school, and they'll sideline anyone who disagrees

Baba Knows Best

FIU administrators think spending millions on a football program will do wonders for their school, and they'll sideline anyone who disagrees

The Music Man

Forget River City; there are problems aplenty at the New World School of the Arts, where members of the music faculty have declared war on their boss

How to Succeed in Education Without Really Studying

Superintendent Roger Cuevas and a few dozen of his top administrators received graduate degrees from diploma mills. No wonder Dade's schools are in such great shape.

Uncommon Law

Sam Thompson, hard-charging dean of the University of Miami's law school, has high hopes, strong opinions, and a tendency to attract trouble

The Graduate

After ten years as city manager, Cesar Odio is still catching flak about his college education. Give the guy a break. Better yet, give him a diploma.

A Case of Date Rape

After ten years as city manager, Cesar Odio is still catching flak about his college education. Give the guy a break. Better yet, give him a diploma.

From Animal House to Bleak House

-- dry rush. No hazing. And you need to pull a permit to throw a decent party. It's enough to make a UM Greek hurl.

Sex & Cars & Rock & Roll

I entered the Rolling Stone Rock & Roll Bowl on a whim. How'd I do? Just call me Johnny Ca$h.

Does the State University System Have a Problem with Lady Power?

UWF President Judith Bence and USF President Judy Genshaft: Exceptions to an unwritten rule? Do Florida's public universities have a reluctance to put women on top? On one side, you could point out that only two of the 11 schools in the system have a female president. On the other hand, you co ... More >>

At Florida Memorial University, surviving assaults is part of the curriculum

UWF President Judith Bence and USF President Judy Genshaft: Exceptions to an unwritten rule? Do Florida's public universities have a reluctance to put women on top? On one side, you could point out that only two of the 11 schools in the system have a female president. On the other hand, you co ... More >>

Not Just a Pretty Face

UWF President Judith Bence and USF President Judy Genshaft: Exceptions to an unwritten rule? Do Florida's public universities have a reluctance to put women on top? On one side, you could point out that only two of the 11 schools in the system have a female president. On the other hand, you co ... More >>

Florida Schools Rank Low on Forbes Best Colleges List

​In US News and World Report's rankings of America's best colleges, the state of Florida boast two schools in the top 50: University of Florida and University of Miami. Forbes is now in the college ranking business too, and the rankings for the schools in Florida strike as a bit weird. Only o ... More >>

Nude Looks Like a Lady

​In US News and World Report's rankings of America's best colleges, the state of Florida boast two schools in the top 50: University of Florida and University of Miami. Forbes is now in the college ranking business too, and the rankings for the schools in Florida strike as a bit weird. Only o ... More >>

Pity the Lawyers: UM Will Pay Others To Hire Law School Grads

​A righteous anger has lately been seething from the most unlikely and urbane of American institutions. Inside ivy-shaded law schools from Columbia to Berkeley, students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren't much more than university approved shams. Blogs ... More >>

UM offers firms new law grads for free

​A righteous anger has lately been seething from the most unlikely and urbane of American institutions. Inside ivy-shaded law schools from Columbia to Berkeley, students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren't much more than university approved shams. Blogs ... More >>

Guns at College? Father of Girl Shot at FSU Frat House Doesn't Think So

​Ashley Cowie, a sophomore at Florida State University, was shot and killed last month after an AK-47 accidentally went off at a party at a property housing fraternity brothers. Clearly, firearms and college parties don't mix well, but a bill introduced last month would allow students at Florida ... More >>

Daryl Gardener, Former Dolphin, Arrested at UCF Sorority House After Fight With Girlfriend

​The arrest of former Miami Dolphin Daryl Gardener has it all: cougars, accusations of cheating, sorority houses, cologne bottles, and a club called Fubar.The 38-year-old former defensive tackle was arrested early Tuesday morning in front of the University of Central Florida's Zeta Tau Alpha house ... More >>

FIU First, Ave Maria Law School Dead Last in Florida Bar Exam Passage Rate. University of Miami Stinks.

Ave Maria, Florida. Ave Maria's law school is now located in nearby Naples.​Debate rages over whether FIU has displaced UM as the best football team in Florida. But legally speaking, the Golden Panthers are pantsing the 'Canes left and right.FIU sits atop the table for this summer's bar exam, beat ... More >>

FIU's upstart law school kicks UM's aristocratic ass

Ave Maria, Florida. Ave Maria's law school is now located in nearby Naples.​Debate rages over whether FIU has displaced UM as the best football team in Florida. But legally speaking, the Golden Panthers are pantsing the 'Canes left and right.FIU sits atop the table for this summer's bar exam, beat ... More >>