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The private University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who thought the young Miami community needed an institution of higher learning. Supporters believed that the community offered unique opportunities to develop inter-American studies, to further creative work in the arts and letters, and to conduct teaching and research programs in tropical studies. By the fall of 1926, when the first class of 560 students enrolled at the University of Miami, the land boom had collapsed, and hopes for a speedy recovery were dashed by a m...
The private University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who thought the young Miami community needed an institution of higher learning. Supporters believed that the community offered unique opportunities to develop inter-American studies, to further creative work in the arts and letters, and to conduct teaching and research programs in tropical studies. By the fall of 1926, when the first class of 560 students enrolled at the University of Miami, the land boom had collapsed, and hopes for a speedy recovery were dashed by a major hurricane. In the next 15 years UM barely kept afloat, overcoming bankruptcy and other problems before experiencing tremendous growth as the Miami area grew. When the University opened in 1926, it consisted of the College of Liberal Arts, the School of Music, and the Evening Division. During the Dr. Bowman F. Ashe presidency (1926-52), UM added the School of Law (1928), the School of Business Administration (1929), the School of Education (1929), the Graduate School (1941), the Marine Laboratory (1942; presently the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science), the School of Engineering (1947), and the School of Medicine (1952). Donna E. Shalala became its fifth president in 2001 after serving as the longest-serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in U.S. history. She served in the Clinton Administration from 1993-2000 and oversaw a $600 billion budget. Prior to that, she was Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison for six years, the first woman ever to head a Big Ten University. Shalala also served as president of Hunter College, The City University of New York, for seven years. UM currently enrolls 15,670 students in approximately 120 undergraduate, 108 master's, 49 doctoral, and two professional areas of study. The University's students represent all 50 states and 114 foreign countries. UM alumni live in all 50 states and in 148 countries. There are more than 155,000 alumni in the University's history. The University of Miami is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate degrees. The University is also accredited by 21 other professional accrediting agencies. It is a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Council on Education, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association of American Colleges, the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. UM's sports teams are called the Hurricanes and its mascot is the Ibis, known as the first bird to return to an area after a hurricane. For more information go to www.miami.edu.
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13 charged in hazing death of FAMU band member
From the Associated PressThirteen people were charged Wednesday for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the biggest college hazing cases ever. The charges were announced more than five months...Tags: The Associated Press, Lawyers, Laws, Prisons, Justice System
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U.S. lawmaker: Even hazing victims should lose financial aid
Nation NowA Florida lawmaker plans to introduce anti-hazing legislation when Congress returns in mid-January in the wake of the beating death of a drum major in her state.... -
Can optimism cure the economy?
Opinion L.A.Amused as I am by Nick Offerman's character on "Parks and Recreation" -- Ron Swanson, a libertarian reluctantly working as a public official in a small Indiana town -- I personally am much more of a Leslie Knope, Ron's optimistic...... -
Miami athletic department tweets new anti-Twitter policy
The Fabulous ForumThe University of Miami athletic department released the following statement Tuesday: "Football program has asked players to shut down Twitter accounts. Goal is to limit distractions & focus. Bigger goals than TWEETING" The statement was released... -
Donald Trump encourages the University of Miami to hire Mike Leach as football coach
The Fabulous ForumDonald Trump: Donald Trump encourages the University of Miami to hire Mike Leach as football coach.... -
UCLA football: Bruins interview Randy Shannon for defensive coordinator job [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumFormer University of Miami Coach Randy Shannon is being interviewed for the UCLA defensive coordinator job on Sunday, according to a person inside the program who was not authorized to speak on the subject. [For the record at 12:37 p.m.:...... -
Music review: The New World Center tries out its space(s)
Culture MonsterMIAMI BEACH -- Frank Gehry’s design of Walt Disney Concert Hall has, from its outset, encouraged new thinking about the concert format. Audience members’ nearness to performers and each other constitutes a new musical democracy. Space, we’ve... -
LashFood's makers claim it fattens eyelashes. But does it?
Every once in a while, hard science has a cosmetic payoff. We use botulinum toxins to erase wrinkles, and lasers to remove unwanted hair. Now a company called Jane Beauty is promising to apply scientific principles for another purely cosmetic purpose:...Tags: Education, Hair and Nails, Companies and Corporations, Dermatology, Science and Technology
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Jay Fiondella dies at 82; flamboyant owner of Chez Jay made the restaurant a Santa Monica landmark
Jay Fiondella, the flamboyant owner of Chez Jay, the scruffy restaurant-bar he opened almost 50 years ago that became a Santa Monica landmark and something of a shrine to his exploits as an adventurer, has died. He was 82.
Fiondella died Nov. 6 at a...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Peanuts, Obituaries, Death, Restaurants
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Lou Saban dies at 87; NFL coach and Yankees executive
Associated PressLou Saban, who coached O.J. Simpson in the NFL and ran the New York Yankees for George Steinbrenner during a well-traveled career as a coach and administrator that spanned five decades, died Sunday. He was 87. Saban died at his home in North Myrtle...Tags: Obituaries, O.J. Simpson, Jim Kelly, Death, George Steinbrenner
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Mexico drug suspects extradited at record pace
The government of President Felipe Calderon is extraditing drug suspects and other fugitives to the United States at a record pace, reflecting a quiet but seismic shift in Mexican policy that many analysts say could help dismantle trafficking gangs....Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Prisons, Defendants, Judges
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Mexico safety chief's tough job: policing the police
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal police in the northern state of Coahuila had seven drug suspects in hand last week when they met a caravan of gun-toting men apparently intent on freeing the arrestees. The highway standoff quickly turned nasty, and bullets began to fly. When the...Tags: Crimes, Defense, Gaming, FBI, Criminals
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