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Professor makes the grade on RateMyProfessors.com

Near the end of each semester, sophomore Juliana Vallejo makes the annual visit to RateMyProfessors.com. She deciphers anonymous comments that range from helpful expectations of a course to extrem...

UM drops three spots to No. 47 in ‘Best Colleges’ list

U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Miami No. 47 in the 2014 edition of the “Best Colleges” list that was released Tuesday. The university remains the No. 1 school in Florida, but...

Custodial staff reaches wage agreement

University custodial workers decided not to go on strike. They reached a tentative agreement with their employer Debenham, Thouard, and Zadelhoff (DTZ), formerly called Unicco, on Friday. Members v...

Chartwells, Unicco negotiate for higher wages

On Wednesday, at the entrance of Stanford Drive, about 50 Chartwells and Unicco employees could be heard shouting “justice.” The full slogan: “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!...

Administrative offices trade places around campus

The new Student Activities Center (SAC) that opened  Monday is not the only change that students will encounter this semester. Several offices and services are moving to new locations throughout th...

Deconstructing the construction of the Student Activity Center

Ten years and $46.5 million later, the 119,368-square-foot Student Activities Center (SAC) on Lake Osceola’s shore will officially open at noon on Monday. Part study lounge and part meeting area, ...

News briefs 8/26

SAC Opening The Student Activities Center (SAC) will officially open for students at noon on Monday. President Donna E. Shalala, Provost Thomas LeBlanc, Patricia Whitely, vice-president for student...

Freshman invited to participate in Da Vinci program

Freshman Ravi Jain did not expect to see the name Da Vinci in his admission letter. “I was pretty surprised because I had not heard of the program,” he said. “I guess that what I had written in my ...

Campus adds research facility

The year 2013 will not only welcome the new Student Activities Center but also a new research facility called the Neuroscience and Health Annex. Also called the Neuroscience Building, it will serve...

UM extends emphasis on humanities

The humanities department at UM spread its wings in the year-long event, “Taking Flight: The Year of the Humanities and the Arts at the University of Miami.” A member of the congressionally-appoint...

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