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Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is an American public research university in Greater Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park in Miami-Dade County.
Florida International University is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation, and a first-tier research university by the Florida Legislature. Founded in 1965, FIU is the youngest university to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the country’s oldest academic honor society.
FIU belongs to the 12-campus State University System of Florida and is one of Florida’s primary graduate research universities, awarding over 3,400 graduate and professional degrees annually. The university offers 191 programs of study with more than 280 majors in 23 colleges and schools. FIU offers many graduate programs, including architecture, business administration, engineering, law, and medicine, offering 81 master’s degrees, 34 doctoral degrees, and 3 professional degrees.
FIU is the largest university in South Florida, the 2nd-largest in Florida, and the 7th-largest in the United States. Total enrolment in 2012 was 50,394 students, including 14,177 graduate students, and 2,974 full-time faculty with over 180,000 alumni around the world. In 2012, FIU’s research expenditure was $104.6 million, with an endowment of $140 million. The university has an annual budget of $1.07 billion.
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Fulbright Scholar, Florida International University
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Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of History and International Relations, Florida International University
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Directeur, International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University
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Distinguished Research Professor of Earth Sciences, Florida International University
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Doctoral Student, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida International University
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Director of Research, Florida International University
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Professor of Sociology, Florida International University
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Marine Ecology, Florida International University
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Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University
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Postdoctoral Associate at Department of Earth & Environment, and Southeast Environment Research Center of the Institute of Water and Environment, Florida International University
