University, Student Government to host first Courageous Conversations event
By Ashley A. Williams By Ashley A. Williams
02-08-2021
The new discussion series will offer a forum for direct engagement with leadership about how the University of Miami can come together to create a more inclusive environment and serve as an overall exemplary institution. It also will address issues presented by participants.
Over the past few months, the University of Miami has taken a hard look at how it can truly serve as an exemplary institution, accelerating its work on diversity, equity, and inclusion as it works to help heal the pain in our communities caused by racism and inequality. The University has committed this academic year to engaging boldly in addressing pressing social issues, including racial justice.
Student Government advocates safety and accessibility
From left are Student Government executive board members Shirley Gelman, Abigail Adeleke, and Amanda Rodriguez.
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By Ashley A. Williams
Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami Student Government advocates safety and accessibility By Ashley A. Williams
01-28-2021
The Student Government executive board is excited to welcome students back to a campus with pandemic protocols in place, and it plans to be as available as possible for its peers.
As Abigail Adeleke overlooked the University of Miami Coral Gables Campus from the Student Government offices in the Donna E. Shalala Student Center earlier this week, a sense of pride overcame her.
The University of Miami endured a tumultuous year of surprises and hurdles: from responding to the coronavirus pandemic to implementing new health practices, to adapting to society’s new normal.
The university enrolls more than 17,000 students and employs more than 16,000 people across three campuses: the Coral Gables Campus, the Medical Campus in downtown Miami, and the Marine Campus on Virginia Key. Like many universities, UM was tasked with adapting to remote and hybrid learning environments while also striving to mitigate the spread of the virus on its campuses.
The UM community, filled with students, professors, faculty and administrators, weighed in to express their perspective on the overview of the year.
2020 was a trying year that tested the University
Students wear facial coverings during the fall semester on the Coral Gables Campus.
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By Robert C. Jones Jr.
12-14-2020
Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami Collaboration was key for University in 2020 By Robert C. Jones Jr.
12-14-2020
Students, faculty, and staff adapted to a new way of learning, teaching, and working spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number stood at seven back in January. That’s how many cases of a mysterious new virus, believed to have started in the Chinese province of Hubei, had officially been recorded in the United States.