Global Learning News

FIU student Ana Correa arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua for her internship with the non-profit blueEnergy. For FIU student Ana Correa, this was the summer of exploration. After taking a few classes in international relations, Correa found herself wondering if she was still passionate enough about advertising to make it a career and when she least […]

Growing up in Chicago’s South Side, TruLe’sia Newberry was no stranger to the realities of poverty. Newberry’s mother didn’t want her going to neighborhood schools because they didn’t provide a quality education and she even had to do homework at a godparent’s house because it was unsafe for her to stay at home alone while […]

Medjy Pierre-Louis’ parents didn’t receive the best education in Haiti, she says, but it provided enough opportunity for them to move to South Florida, eventually buy a home and start a family. “Education is everything,” Pierre-Louis recalls her father telling her from a young age. “You can go much further than me. Imagine how much […]

Onè. Réspè. Honor. Respect. It’s a traditional Haitian greeting and for about 40 middle school students who are Haitian, of Haitian descent or who have an interest in Haitian culture, this phrase punctuates every lesson and workshop offered through a mentorship program developed and run by FIU students in the Haitian Student Organization (HSO). The […]

Editor’s Note: This article, about a collaboration between the College of Business and Global Learning, originally appeared on FIU BizNews.  To view the original article and full photo gallery, click here. By Lisa Gaye-Shakespeare It’s one thing for FIU students to learn about globalization and the job search in a classroom. It’s another for them […]

FIU preserved its top 10 national ranking among Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) who contribute volunteers to the Peace Corps, the agency announced recently. The university tied for No. 8 this year with 16 alumni currently serving overseas in the Peace Corps. It marks the fourth consecutive year FIU was named to the list of high-performing HSIs […]

Students in one of FIU’s global learning courses, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, recently had an opportunity to meet with a group of police officers from Germany.  The officers, who are enrolled in the German National Police Academy Sergeants and Lieutenants Academy, were visiting Miami as part of a cultural exchange trip organized by the International […]

Consider it mission accomplished – a contest that was intended to show students how diplomacy, foreign service, and international development shape the world now has them wondering whether service abroad might be right for them. Abbeygale Chen-See, 20, and Semira Sanchez, 22, recently had a two-day whirlwind visit to the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the […]

Being a foreign correspondent can be fraught with danger, but the opportunity to give voice to the multiple perspectives that are so essential to understanding the news can outweigh the risks. Just ask New York Times International Managing Editor Michael Slackman, who spoke to almost 200 students Thursday on the duties that foreign correspondents have […]

The Peace Corps recently recognized FIU for having the biggest increase in Peace Corps volunteers among Florida’s large universities. The number of FIU alumni serving overseas in 2015 shot up to 16, which represents a 45 percent jump in the university’s participation. “I think people who choose FIU are looking for a global perspective,” said […]