Latest Headlines and Success Stories of Global Engagement
FIU Professor's Recording Made During Fulbright Specialist Visit Earns Latin Grammy Nomination
December 19, 2024 - Jamie Ousley, Professor of Music, Coordinator of Jazz Studies, and Jazz Bassist, earned a Latin Grammy nomination for the album Claude Bolling Goes Latin on which he collaborated during his Fulbright Specialist grant to Costa Rica. For two weeks, he served as a guest lecturer in jazz composition, conducted masterclasses on improvisation and ensemble skills, and worked one-on-one with students, many of whom are already active in the region’s burgeoning jazz scene. One of the highlights of Ousley’s trip was the opportunity to teach and perform with novices as well as advanced students outside of the classroom. CONGRATS professor Ousley!
FIU Recognized as Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Leader for 4th Time
November 18, 2024 - For a 4th consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State recognized FIU as a Fulbright Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Leader for facilitating out- and inbound exchanges of students and scholars globally during this year's Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) conference. The immersion in a foreign culture and one-on-one teaching, learning and researching at an institution abroad advance our institution's foundational goal of fostering international understanding and collaboration.
FIU Professor Wins Prize in Global Case Writing Competition
September 23, 2024 - David Wernick, Teaching Professor of International Business, earns 2nd Place in the 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Global Case Writing Competition by the William Davidson Institute (WDI). David is the lead author of Sheroes Hangout: Empowering India’s Acid Attack Survivors to Face the Future, a case focused on a social enterprise in India, initiated by grassroots campaign Stop Acid Attacks (SAA). The WDI’s competition promotes academic case studies that highlight exceptional DEI practices in business and/or diverse business leaders. True global citizens, the team of authors has pledged the prize money of $5,000 to benefit the Sheroes initiative.
Forward-Thinking. Innovative. Unstoppable: International Alumni @ FIU
August 29, 2024 - When José Luis Reyes Kapoudjiàn auditioned at FIU in 2016, he only had four days to prepare and a $50 used violin. Having previously performed Mozart's 5th Violin Concerto in Venezuela, though, he was confident he could do it. Stepping onto the audition floor, professor Misha Vitenson, upon seeing the violin, reached for his own instrument and lent it to José. This generous gesture instilled in José a life-long passion to use education and music for social impact.
Erasmus+ Partner in Poznan, Poland, Hosts FIU Professor
June 11, 2024 - Nipesh Pradhananga, Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Moss Department of Construction Management, College of Engineering & Computing, was awarded an Erasmus+ teaching mobility grant with our European partner Poznań University of Technology (PUT), Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. During the week-long exchange, he taught classes, met with students and discussed with academic leaders how FIU and PUT can continue to collaborate.
Forward-Thinking. Innovative. Unstoppable: International Students @ FIU
Meet Humayra Sultana, Doctoral Student in Public Affairs. Humayra completed her bachelor’s and master's at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in Disaster and Human Security Management. At FIU, she recently was a Research Assistant at the Extreme Events Institute. She is now participating in two NSF-funded projects focused on making communities disaster resilient focused on Miami, and post-disaster relocation issues in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Humayra is a true FIU change-maker!
