Colleges are defined by the quality and commitment of their faculty, and great colleges are defined by having engaged teachers and scholars who bring new energy, ideas, perspectives, and partnerships to their students, to each other, and to the college. We welcome the...
One in five FIU undergraduates is among the first generation in the family to earn a bachelor’s degree. Each year on Nov. 8, colleges and universities across the United States come together to honor and celebrate the achievements of first-generation students, who face...
Congratulations to our stellar faculty, who inspire and transform tomorrow’s engineering and computing professionals. Faculty points of pride 2 Test of Time Awards 3 National Academy of Engineers 8 National Academy of Inventors 24 NSF Career Awardees 37 Fellows...
In a tiny town in Turkey, a young Berrin Tansel spent much of her time swimming with her five brothers and sisters in the clear coastal waters. But when they began coming home with black, sticky tar on their feet ― a sign of the arrival of the petroleum industry ―...
A first-generation student, who came to the U.S. from Cuba, describes his determination and the opportunities FIU has provided. Hobert Caudales was a first-generation student. The FIU alumnus tells a harrowing story of how he and his parents left Cuba to Miami on a...
Jason Dettbarn says he leveraged the knowledge gained from his FIU undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science to create his company, Addigy. When Jason Dettbarn completed his FIU bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2002, he worked in the Knight...