At the debut of the LAUNCH Leadership Summit, a new Student Government mentorship initiative, seasoned campus leaders shared their paths to success with fellow students, sparking an inspiring dialogue on what it means to be an effective leader in one’s personal and professional life.“This summit can turn people who feel like they were just a
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The University of Miami, since the guidance of former University President Edward T. Foote, has relentlessly strived to secure its position as an academic powerhouse in both the state and the nation. This summer, ‘Canes everywhere can say that mission was finally achieved. As of June 2023, the University has officially been inducted as one
Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winning actress and prolific activist, spoke to students about expanding the rhetoric of inclusion from the stage in the Shalala Center Grand Ballroom this Friday, in the latest talk of the “What Matters to U?” series, which invites prominent speakers to share their unique, valuable perspectives. Matlin, who made her acting debut in Children of a Lesser God, for which she won best actress at the Academy Awards, is not only the youngest to ever have claimed this prize, but also the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award. She also starred in CODA, a more recent venture, which received critical acclaim for its portrayal of deaf culture, and won all three Academy Awards it was nominated for, including that for Best Picture.