University of Miami
Motto:	Magna est veritas (Latin)
Motto in English:	Great is the truth
Established:	1925
Type:	Private
Endowment:	$741 million USD[1]
President:	Donna Shalala
Staff:	2,348
Undergraduates:	10,379
Postgraduates:	5,070
Location:	Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Campus:	Suburban
Colors:	Orange, Green and White
Nickname:	Hurricanes
Mascot:	Sebastian the Ibis
Athletics:	NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference
Website:	www.miami.edu

The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,^[2] UM,^[3] or just The U^[4][5]) is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables in suburban Miami, Florida, in the United States. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Donna Edna Shalala (surname pronounced ʃəˈleɪlə born February 14, 1941) has served as president of the University of Miami, a private university Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The Miami Hurricanes represent the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Sebastian the Ibis is the official Mascot for the University of Miami. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The university currently enrolls 15,449 students in approximately 115 undergraduate, 114 master’s, 51 doctoral, and two professional areas of study. The University’s students represent all 50 states and 148 foreign countries. There are currently 2,348 full-time faculty members whose ranks include Guggenheim fellows, Fulbright Scholars and National Science Foundation recipients. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate The National Science Foundation (NSF is a United States Government agency that supports fundamental Research and Education in all the non-medical Of this distinguished faculty, 97% hold doctorates or terminal degrees in their field. With more than 10,800 full and part-time faculty and staff, UM is the second largest private employer in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida

The University of Miami is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and 23 additional professional and educational accrediting agencies. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) is a regional Educational accreditation agency for over 13000 public and private educational institutions UM is a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Council on Education, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association of American Colleges, the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The American Association of University Women ( AAUW) advances equity for Women and girls through Advocacy, education and research Established in 1918 the American Council on Education (ACE is a United States organization comprising over 1800 accredited, degree-granting Colleges The American Council of Learned Societies, founded in 1919 is a private non-profit federation of sixty-eight scholarly organizations Founded in 1976 the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU is an organization of private US colleges and universities

"Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami" was a fundraising effort launched in 2003 with the goal of raising $1 billion dollars to improve facilities, recruit world-renowned faculty and expand the number of endowed student scholarships. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

At the close of the campaign, UM became the youngest university in the nation and the first in Florida to reach the billion dollar mark, raising $1. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the 4 billion as of February 2008. Of the 56 universities that have run billion dollar campaigns, UM is the only private institution and one of only four established in the 20th Century to achieve this milestone. ^[6]

History

The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who felt an institution of higher learning was needed for the development of their young and growing community. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The South Florida land boom was at its peak, resources appeared ample, optimism flowed, and expectations were high. Supporters of the institution believed that the community offered unique opportunities to develop inter-American studies, to further creative work in the arts and letters, and to conduct teaching and research programs in tropical studies.

The University began in earnest in 1926 when George E. Merrick gifted 160 acres (0. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Edgar Merrick (1886-1942 was a real estate developer who is best known as the planner and builder of the city of Coral Gables Florida in the 1920s one of the first 6 km²) and nearly $4 million dollars to the effort. By the fall of that year, when the first class of 560 students enrolled at the University of Miami, the land boom had collapsed, and hopes for a speedy recovery were dashed by a major hurricane. In the next 15 years the University barely kept afloat. The construction of the first building on campus, now known as the Merrick Building, was put on hold for over two decades due to economic hard times. In the meantime, classes were held at the nearby Anastasia Hotel, with partitions separating classrooms, giving the University the short-lived nickname of "Cardboard College. "

The University survived early turmoil during the leadership of its first president Bowman Foster Ashe (1926-1952). Bowman Foster Ashe ( April 3, 1885 - December 16, 1952) was a U During his presidency, the University added the School of Law (1928), the School of Business Administration (1929), the School of Education (1929), the Graduate School (1941), the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (1943), the School of Engineering (1947), and the School of Medicine (1952). The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables Florida, in the The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science ( RSMAS /ɹʷaz The Leonard M Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education at the University of Miami (UM

One of Ashe's longtime assistants, Jay F. W. Pearson, assumed the presidency in 1952. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A charter faculty member and a marine biologist by trade, Pearson ushered in a decade of unprecedented growth for the University. Enrollment increased by more than 4,000 during his tenure, which ended in 1962. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Henry King Stanford became Miami's 3rd president in 1962. Henry King Stanford (born April 22, 1916) was the 3rd President of the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Stanford presidency saw increased emphasis on research, reorganization of administrative structure and construction of new facilities. Among the new research centers established were the Center for Advanced International Studies (1964), the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Evolution (1964), the Center for Theoretical Studies (1965), and the Institute for the Study of Aging (1975).

In 1981, Edward T. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Foote II became the school's fourth president. Under Foote's leadership, the university was elected to the nation's most prestigious honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, and on campus student housing was converted into a system of residential colleges. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts In addition, Foote initiated a five year $400 million campaign that began in 1984 and surpassed its goal with a $517. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 5 million dollar commitment.

Foote was succeeded by Donna Shalala, who assumed the presidency in 2001. Donna Edna Shalala (surname pronounced ʃəˈleɪlə born February 14, 1941) has served as president of the University of Miami, a private university Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Shalala served in the Clinton Administration as Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993-2001. The United States Presidency of Bill Clinton, also known as the Clinton Administration, was the executive branch of the Federal

Profile

A view of Lake Osceola on the University of Miami campus, facing Eaton Residential College and the School of Architecture.

Unlike some private universities that are located within their namesake city, UM's main campus spans 260 acres (1 km²) in Coral Gables, an affluent suburb located immediately south of the city of Miami. Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United Several university satellite campuses are located off the primary campus, including the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (located on Virginia Key) and the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (located at Jackson Memorial Hospital in downtown Miami). The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science ( RSMAS /ɹʷaz Virginia Key in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, is an Island lying in Biscayne Bay between Key Biscayne and The Leonard M Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education at the University of Miami (UM UM is the second largest private employer in South Florida.

There were nearly 20,000 applications for 2,000 slots in the fall 2007 freshman class. The mean SAT scores and high school GPAs for entering freshmen were the highest ever. Sponsored research expenditures for fiscal year 2007 reached a record of more than $274 million.

The university has a total student body slightly in excess of 15,000. In 2007, the average weighted grade point average for students granted admission to the university was 4. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2 and the median SAT score was 1310. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the ^[7] Sixty-six percent of UM students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution

As of the 2007–08 academic school year, UM's undergraduate tuition (excluding room and board) is $32,422 per year. ^[8] The current president of UM is former U. S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting Donna Edna Shalala (surname pronounced ʃəˈleɪlə born February 14, 1941) has served as president of the University of Miami, a private university The school colors are orange, green and white, representing the fruit, leaves, and blossoms of the orange tree. The colour orange occurs Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn UM is also home to the Iron Arrow Honor Society, a prestigious and selective honor organization for University of Miami students and the university's highest honor. The Iron Arrow Honor Society is a Secret society and Honor society at the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida. In the United States, an honor society is an organization of rank the induction into which recognizes excellence among one's peers

In 2004, UM's BankUnited Center (formerly the Convocation Center) was the site of the first nationally televised U.S. presidential debate of the 2004 U. The BankUnited Center is a 8000-seat multi-purpose Arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, in the United States United States presidential election debates were held in the 2004 presidential elections. S. Presidential election, featuring President George W. Bush and U. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. S. Senator John Kerry. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator

Rankings

Walkway leading to the Otto G. Richter Library on the campus of the University of Miami.

The University of Miami has routinely ranked in the top academic tier of most national rankings of colleges and universities. In the 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges," the University of Miami is ranked 52nd among 254 "National Universities. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D "^[9] U. S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of U. S. medical schools ranked the University of Miami's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 52nd in the nation. The Leonard M Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education at the University of Miami (UM U. S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of U. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common S. law schools ranked the University of Miami School of Law 82nd. The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables Florida, in the ^[10] UM is also one of 146 colleges named a "Best Southeastern College" by the The Princeton Review in its 2006 edition,^[11] and the fourth-most diverse student body among all U. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company S. colleges and universities in its 2007 edition.

In 2006, BusinessWeek included UM's School of Business Administration in its "Top 50" U. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. BusinessWeek is a business Magazine published by McGraw-Hill. S. collegiate business programs, ranking UM the 44th best U. S. undergraduate business program in the nation. ^[12] The Wall Street Journal, also in 2006, ranked the UM School of Business Administration 14th in its regional ranking category. ^[13] For the third year in a row, the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked the best hospital in the country for ophthalmology in U. Ophthalmology is the branch of Medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the Eye, Brain S. News and World Report's 2006 survey of “America’s Best Hospitals. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "^[14]

The University of Miami also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)'s University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN). Founded in 1976 the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU is an organization of private US colleges and universities

Organization

The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami.

Most of the University of Miami's academic programs are located on the main campus in Coral Gables, which houses seven schools and two colleges including the University of Miami School of Law. The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables Florida, in the A few graduate and undergraduate programs are located off of the Coral Gables campus. A partnership with nearby Florida International University also allow UM and FIU students to take graduate classes at either university, allowing graduate students to take a wider variety of courses. Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located

The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has its own campus at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex in downtown Miami. The Leonard M Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education at the University of Miami (UM The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is located on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay. The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science ( RSMAS /ɹʷaz Virginia Key in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, is an Island lying in Biscayne Bay between Key Biscayne and Biscayne Bay ( Bahía Vizcaina, in Spanish) is a Lagoon that is approximately 35 miles (56 km long and up to 8 miles (13 km wide located on the Several other programs, including bilingual Continuing and International Education classes, are offered at the Koubek Center in Miami's Little Havana, the James L. Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana is a neighborhood and former Census-designated place in the city of Miami, with many Cuban immigrant Knight Center in downtown Miami, and the South and Richmond campuses in southwest Miami-Dade county. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida

The UM Department of Community Service, staffed by volunteer medical students and physicians from UM's Leonard M. The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music or Frost School of Music of the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, known from 1926 to 2003 as The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables Florida, in the The Leonard M Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education at the University of Miami (UM The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science ( RSMAS /ɹʷaz The UM Department of Community Service (DOCS is a student-run organization at the University of Miami 's Leonard M School of Medicine, provides free medical and other community services in Miami and surrounding communities.

Athletics

The distinctive 'Split-U' logo, the official logo of University of Miami athletic teams

Main articles: Miami Hurricanes, Miami Hurricanes football, and Miami Hurricanes baseball

The university's sports teams are nicknamed the "Hurricanes" and compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Miami Hurricanes represent the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. The Miami Hurricanes baseball team is the College baseball program that represents the University of Miami. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The university is particularly well known for having the most successful Division I collegiate football program of the past three decades, winning more national championships during this period than any other Division I team. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Despite this extraordinary success, however, the program has deteriorated substantially since 2002, with the team failing to make a BCS bowl for four consecutive years and, in 2007, failing to qualify for any bowl game at all. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national

Their traditional athletic rivals include the Florida State University Seminoles and the University of Florida Gators. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Since 1987, however, the Hurricanes have only played the Florida Gators four times (twice during the regular season and once for bowl games in the 2004 Peach Bowl). Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The Hurricanes and the Gators have not played since UM began ACC play in the 2004 season, but the rivalry will be renewed in 2008 when UM is scheduled to meet the Gators in Gainesville. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States.

Sebastian the Ibis, the official mascot of the University of Miami

In order to comply with Title IX equality requirements, the university only fields 15 athletic teams. Sebastian the Ibis is the official Mascot for the University of Miami. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, now known as the Patsy T Men's teams compete in football, baseball, basketball, cross-country, diving, tennis, and track and field. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Women's teams compete in basketball, cross-country, diving, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Notably, unlike most Division I universities, UM does not field a men's golf, soccer, or wrestling team and had to dismantle both its men's rowing and men's swimming and diving teams (which had produced a number of Olympic medalists, including Greg Louganis), in order to comply with Title IX. Collegiate wrestling is the commonly-used name of the style of Amateur wrestling practiced at the College and University level in the United States Gregory ("Greg" Efthimios Louganis (born January 29 1960 in El Cajon California) is an American diver who is best known for winning back-to-back

Team colors are green, orange, and white, representing the three colors of the orange tree. The school mascot is Sebastian the Ibis. Sebastian the Ibis is the official Mascot for the University of Miami. The ibis was selected as the school's mascot because, according to university legend, it is the last animal to flee an approaching hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm, making it a symbol of leadership and courage. The ibises (pronounced /ˈaɪbɪsɪz/ are a group of long-legged wading Birds in the family Threskiornithidae. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding

The school's athletics logo is a simple green and orange letter "U. " Nike is the official supplier of uniforms, apparel, and various athletic equipment to all University of Miami sports teams. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.

Libraries

The University of Miami Libraries rank among the top research libraries in North America. The Otto G. Richter Library, the University of Miami's main library, houses collections that serve the arts, architecture, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. It is a depository for federal and state government publications. Rare books, maps, manuscript collections, and the University of Miami Archives are housed in the Special Collections Division and in the Cuban Heritage Collection

In addition to the Richter Library, the Libraries include facilities that support programs in architecture, business, marine science, and music:

• Judi Prokop Newman Information Resources Center (Business)
• Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library
• Paul Buisson Reference Library (Architecture)
• Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Library

The University also has specialized libraries for medicine and law:

• Louis Calder Memorial Library (Medicine)
• University of Miami Law Library

Within the Miller School of Medicine, there are two specialized departmental libraries for ophthalmology and psychiatry that are open to the public:

• Mary and Edward Norton Library (Ophthalmology)
• Pomerance Library (Psychiatry)

Combined holdings of the libraries include over 3. 1 million volumes, 15,375 print serial subscriptions, 4 million microforms, and access to more than 42,800 e-journals and 479,000 e-books and databases.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of University of Miami alumni

Notable faculty

Main article: List of University of Miami faculty

See also

• Custodial workers' strike (2006) – custodial workers voted to strike, citing unfair labor practices, substandard pay, and lack of benefits. The following is a list of prominent alumni of the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, in the United States: Arts and entertainment The following is a list of prominent members of the faculty of the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, in the United States:;University Presidents The University of Miami 2006 custodial workers' strike featured striking custodial workers at the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, in the
• Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
• JMWAVE – a major center for CIA operations against Fidel Castro's Cuba, based at the University of Miami in the 1960s. The Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida (ICUF is an association of 28 private educational institutions in the state of Florida. JMWAVE or JM/WAVE or JM WAVE was the codename for a major secret United States Covert operations and Intelligence gathering near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• WVUM – University of Miami radio station. WVUM (905 FM) is a non-commercial Radio station broadcasting an eclectic Alternative rock format with an focus on music not played on commerical stations

References

External links

• University of Miami Official Web Site.
• The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami student newspaper.
• WVUM (90.5FM), University of Miami student radio station.
• University of Miami profile at NNDB.

• University of Miami is at coordinates 25°43′18″N 80°16′45″W / 25.721644, -80.279267 (University of Miami)Coordinates: 25°43′18″N 80°16′45″W / 25.721644, -80.279267 (University of Miami)