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Bruce Nissen. Bruce Nissen (born January 20, 1948) is a professor emeritus of labor studies and director of research at the Center for Labor Research and Studies (CLRS) at Florida International University (FIU). He also formerly directed that university's Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP).
The intersection between the Graham University Center and the Green Library, considered the heart of campus. In 1943, state senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in Miami-Dade County. [16]
The Florida International University College of Law opened with a class of 67 full-time and 60 part-time students. LSAT and GPA scores placed the inaugural class around the middle of Florida's 11 law schools. [17] The first graduate was Rosann Spiegel, [18] also a previous FIU alumnus, who finished the program a semester ahead of schedule ...
Steve Benen. political writer and contributor to and producer of The Rachel Maddow Show. Richard Blanco. inaugural poet, public speaker, author. Niala Boodhoo. journalist and host of the Asian American Journalists Association program AAJA At ThisTime. Dennis Lehane. author of Mystic River [6] Ana Menendez.
On March 15, 2018, a 175-foot-long (53 m) section of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Pedestrian Bridge collapsed while under construction. The collapse resulted in six deaths (one worker and five motorists), ten injuries (six serious and four minor), and eight vehicles being crushed underneath. [1] Of the serious injuries, one employee was ...
Juan Cendan, Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU, left; Kenneth Jessell, FIU president, center; and Bo Boulenger, CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, shake hands during a ...
Education. Harvard University (BA, JD) Rene Alexander Acosta (born January 16, 1969) [1] is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Labor Secretary on February 16, 2017, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 2017.
The Owls boast one of the AAC’s top-10 NFL prospects in senior center Federico Maranges. But the Owls – who went 4-8 last season -- return just six starters and only one on offense. FIU, 42-21 .