University of Miami

UM Med School Lays Off 800 Workers

NBCMiami | Posted 05.08.2012

The University of Miami medical school will be laying off 800 workers in July, NBC 6 learned Tuesday. The layoffs at the Leonard M. Miller School o...

Former NFL Star Files For Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former NFL star Warren Sapp owes more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony, according to a Chapt...

Support Children In Need: Change The World One Child At A Time

John G. Iberle | Posted 04.02.2012

John G. Iberle

An estimated 100 million children live in the streets in the world today. That number is close to the entire population of Mexico. What if these child...

Canes Place Ad For 'Any Student' Over 6'1", 230 Pounds

Miami New Times | Gus Garcia-Roberts | Posted 03.28.2012

​Is this a sign of a University of Miami football apocalypse? The Hurricanes are are posting fliers around the school Wellness Center, asking "any s...

Time to Prescribe the Right Cure

The Miami Hurricane | Posted 05.22.2012

The Miami Hurricane

Although prescription drugs are harmful, they do have a purpose for people who have a reason to take them. This does not include taking Adderall to study for a test. Too much of anything is bad, even if it comes with a prescription.

Shenise Johnson's Record-Breaking Day

AP | NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS | Posted 05.18.2012

SPOKANE, Wash. — Miami coach Katie Meier looks at playing without all-ACC guard Riquna Williams more as an opportunity than a problem. Williams...

Marlins Deflower New Stadium By Squeaking By The Canes

AP | By STEVEN WINE | Posted 05.06.2012

MIAMI -- For Hanley Ramirez, at least, the Miami Marlins' new home seems to be a hitter's park. Ramirez hit the first home run for the Marlins in the...

D.C. Has Three Of The Top 50 Law Schools For Getting Really, Really High Paying Jobs

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.29.2012

WASHINGTON -- Want to make gobs of money as a lawyer? Want to make gobs of money and be taught employment discrimination law by a professor facing his...

PHOTOS: City Finally Launching Free Trolley Service

Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly and Janie Campbell | Posted 02.28.2012

Miami will soon be kicking it San Francisco-style with trolley transportation -- minus the hills. On Monday, city commissioners announced the March...

Haith Says He Is Cooperating With NCAA Probe

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 04.28.2012

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Frank Haith said Monday that he is fully cooperating with the NCAA in the latest round of trouble at the Universi...

Viewers Watch Gas Prices Spike Right Before Their Eyes During News Segment

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.24.2012

Even with gas prices on the rise, it's rare Americans get to see them spike right before their very eyes. But that's exactly what happened Wednesd...

O Does The U: Tweets, Quips, And Twitpics

Posted 04.24.2012

As if Miami didn't have enough going on with Linsanity meeting the Heat and the South Beach Wine and Food Festival underway, we also had the President...

Obama Outlines Blueprint For Economy

Posted 04.24.2012

By JIM KUHNHENN, ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI -- President Barack Obama on Thursday assailed Republicans for what he described as a flawed and dishonest ...

Cornel West Speaks At Vigil For Unionizing UM Food Workers

Posted 05.08.2012

Moments before taking the stage at the University of Miami's 8,000-seat Bank United Center Tuesday to deliver remarks on the school's 50th anniversary...

Why Cornel West Supports Unionizing Cafeteria Workers at University of Miami

Philipp Schwind | Posted 04.23.2012

Philipp Schwind

How is it possible for an institution of higher learning to educate young minds, help to turn them into responsible critical citizens and leaders while at the same time ignoring the plight of those who work in the community?

It's Time for an NCAA Ombudsman

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 01.14.2012

Eric Schmeltzer

Maybe Mike McQueary would have gone to the NCAA Ombudsman's office, if there was one, instead of Coach Paterno, and law enforcement and courts could have apprehended, charged, convicted, and jailed Jerry Sandusky years ago.

Miami QB: 'I Expect To Play'

AP | By TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 10.27.2011

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Seeming upbeat as usual, Miami quarterback Jacory Harris did not hesitate when asked about the fast-approaching start of the Hur...

Several Current Miami Hurricanes Facing Stormy Future

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 10.26.2011

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The fate of eight Miami players is now in the hands of the NCAA. Miami coach Al Golden said Friday that the university has...

Pryor Restraint

Andrew Brandt | Posted 10.24.2011

Andrew Brandt

Terrelle Pryor was drafted in the third round of the NFL's Supplemental Draft on Monday and is signing a contract with the team at any moment. The only problem, of course, is the small matter of a five-game NFL suspension.

15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated

AP | By TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 10.22.2011

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Associated Press) -- University of Miami officials are looking into the eligibility of 15 players as part of the investigation int...

Ex-Miami Football Player Denies Taking Money From Booster

Posted 10.22.2011

Former Miami Hurricanes running back Tyrone Moss flatly denied the allegation in last week's Yahoo! Sports report that he received a payment of $1,000...

College Football Is a Mess

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 10.21.2011

Roger I. Abrams

The University of Miami fiasco is only the latest in a series of contretemps that spread back over a century. While enforced amateurism is a post-World War II phenomenon, college athletics have been causing trouble on campus for much longer.

At Miami, There's 1 Big Question: 'How?'

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 10.20.2011

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A sports bar is packed with Hurricanes boosters, most of whom are wearing their team's orange and green colors. They sponta...

Will Miami Receive The NCAA Death Penalty?

Posted 10.19.2011

By MICHAEL MAROT, AP INDIANAPOLIS -- NCAA President Mark Emmert believes the "death penalty" should be an option for college sports' most egregious...

Miami Players Focused On Football, Not Scandal

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 10.19.2011

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — At Miami, Friday began with two football players saying the Hurricanes were focused on the coming season and not any possib...