FIU's celebration of National Arts + Humanities Month offers many opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the community to engage, learn, and enjoy the rich variety of activities organized across FIU by academic units, arts and cultural centers, and student organizations. Join this journey of discovery with us in October and throughout the year. @FIU Humanities Matter.
Student Assistant Roles with FIU
FIU was named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program. The university also achieved honor roll designation, with recognition in 11 out of 12 categories. Learn about current student roles, federal work study roles and their Career Ready transition program.
Hollywood and History: Stepping into Hollywood's Golden Age
Join us for a toe-tapping celebration of Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society as chief librarian Frank Luca and digitization specialist Hannah Gauthier delve into the music and historical context of Hollywood's shoe–centered Golden Age films. Come prepared to enjoy clips from a variety of films, including Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925), MGM's comedy short, New Shoes (1936), and the Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse musical romantic comedy, Silk Stockings (1957), among others.
$15, $10 for members and FIU faculty/students (free for Director's Circle)
Behind the Scenes Tour of the Frost Museum
Join Education Specialist Olivian Aradanas to see some of the Frost Museum of Art's collections, consider what art can tell us about the past, and learn about jobs in museums.
Career Pathways Event: Religious Studies
Career Pathways Event: How Religious Studies can help you accomplish your career goals.
Lunch will be provided with registration.
Career Pathways & Possibilities for Psychology Majors
Learn about the career pathways and possibilities within your major to boost your career readiness during your undergraduate journey.
Curator Talk: L'nique Noel
Join the Art History Students Association in welcoming FIU Alum L’nique Noel, as we learn about her work as an independent curator and the gallery director for Nova Southeastern University.
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Career Pathways & Possibilities for Humanities Majors
Learn about the career pathways and possibilities within your major to boost your career readiness during your undergraduate journey.
Book Presentation: We Are Eating the Earth with author Michael Grunwald
Michael Grunwald is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author of The Swamp, and most recently, We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System, which investigates how global agriculture and food production drive the climate crisis.
In Conversation Cristina E. Pardo Porto and Aldeide Delgado
Join us for the first public presentation of Cristina E. Pardo Porto’s eight-month fellowship project, Seeing Blue: Photography’s Histories Underwater and Oceanic Caribbean Ecologies. Pardo Porto, 2026 WOPHA Research Fellow, will present her project, followed by a conversation and audience Q&A moderated by Aldeide Delgado, Founder and Director of WOPHA.
What does it mean to think of photography from underwater—and, more specifically, from a Caribbean ecology?
Approaching photography from an oceanic Caribbean perspective, Pardo Porto’s research foregrounds the conditions that shape vision underwater, including light, depth, and movement. Here, blue emerges not simply as a color but as a physical effect of wavelength absorption, shifting attention away from representation alone and toward the environmental and historical processes that determine what can be seen and remembered in images of the Caribbean.
Free and open to the public, the program welcomes students, artists, photographers, researchers, and anyone curious about photography, Caribbean histories, and new ways of thinking about images through the ocean.
Book Presentation: The Girl Who Watched the Trains Depart by Ruperto Long
History of North Miami Exhibit
This exhibit and program are being organized in collaboration with FIU Libraries for the City of North Miami’s 100–year anniversary.
The Stories We Carry: Project Dastaan and the Memory of Partition
Project Dastaan is an award-winning peacebuilding initiative that uses oral histories, animation and virtual reality to preserve the personal stories of those who experienced the 1947 Partition of British India and reconnect survivors with places left behind. By centering the experiences of those whose lives were transformed by displacement, the initiative explores how storytelling can bridge borders, generations and communities.
Join us for a compelling conversation with Project Dastaan co-founders, award-winning filmmaker Sparsh Ahuja and journalist and artist Saadia Gardezi, as they discuss the origins of the project, the power of immersive storytelling and their efforts to transform memories of loss and separation into opportunities for dialogue, empathy and reconciliation.
Frost Art Museum Tertulia Nights: Film Screening
Tertulia Nights returns with a special film screening connected to one of the Frost Art Museum’s current exhibitions.
Writers on the Bay Reading Series: Stacey Waite
Stacey Waite is the Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is the author of five collections of poetry: Choke (winner of the Frank O'Hara Prize for Poetry), Love Poem to Androgyny, the lake has no saint (Winner of the Snowbound Prize for Poetry), Butch Geography (2013), and A Real Man Would Have A Gun (University of New Mexico Press, 2025). Waite is also the author of Teaching Oueer: Radical Possibilities for Writing and Knowing (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017) Working in both creative writing and composition studies, Waite is also co-editor of Inventing the Discipline: Student Work in Composition Studles and the textbook, Ways of Reading. Waite's poetry ana essays nave appeared in such journals as Writing on the Edge,Assay, New Territory, Literacy in Composition Studies, and Black Warrior Review. Waite's poems have been anthologized in a range of collections including Best American Poetry and The Norton Introduction to Literature. Waite's most recent collection was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBTO+ Poetry. Visit Waite's website at www.staceywaite.com.
CARTA, Stempel, and CASE Salary Negotiation Strategies: Know Your Worth
Ready to maximize your earning potential? Join us for an interactive Salary Negotiation Workshop designed to help you confidently navigate compensation conversations for internships, full-time positions, and promotions. In this session, you will learn how to research market salaries, evaluate job offers, communicate your value effectively, and negotiate professionally. Through practical examples and real-world strategies, you will gain the tools needed to approach salary discussions with confidence and secure compensation that reflects your skills and experience. Don’t leave money on the table! Invest in your future by learning one of the most valuable career skills you can develop. We look forward to working with you. Paws up, Panther!
The Geneva Window: A Centenary Celebration
Celebrate a treasured icon of the collection—Harry Clarke's provocative stained-glass Geneva Window—in an evening of conversation and dance held a century after its commission. The night starts with a talk by Clarke scholar Róisín Kennedy (University College Dublin), who will trace the work's creation and controversial reception to reveal the tension between state-sponsored art and creative expression. Following the talk, move through the galleries to witness Pioneer Winter Collective's this beauty that will pass, a new performance responding to the window's literary scenes and its charged interplay of beauty, desire, censorship, and impermanence.
Dr. Kennedy's talk is free with support from the Consulate General of Ireland in Miami. this beauty that will pass is a ticketed performance ($20, $10 for members, free for Director's Circle).
Building Paradise: Bahamian Labor and the Making of Miami
Join us for an artist-led exhibition tour followed by a panel discussion exploring the vital role of Black Bahamians in the building of Miami and Miami Beach—and the communities, institutions and cultural traditions they established. Presented in conjunction with The Magic of Miami Beach, an exhibition by Lea Nickless.
Op-Ed Writing Workshop: Beyond the Academic Paper: Writing Op-Eds For Policy Impact on Latin America
Designing Your Future @ FIU
As an FIU student, you may be wondering what you can do during your time at FIU to discover your interests and prepare for your future career. Join CASE Career to learn about strategies, opportunities and resources you can utilize to become career-ready during undergrad.
Katrina's America. New Orlean's History and the Future of the Climate Crisis
In this inaugural Mosse Global Environmental Lecture, Dr. Andy Horowitz will explore the human impacts that helped transform the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina into a prolonged crisis.
About the Author
Andy Horowitz is a history professor at the University of Connecticut and serves as the Connecticut State Historian.
Blanka Rosenstiel Lecture Series on Poland: The Unseen Made Visible
Step into the imaginative world of acclaimed Polish-American artist Rafał Olbiński, whose dreamlike images transform the familiar into the unexpected. In this engaging conversation, Olbiński reflects on surrealism, symbolism and the creative process, exploring the power of art to challenge convention, reveal hidden truths and expand the boundaries of what we see and understand. Drawing on a remarkable international career, he considers the essential role of imagination and freedom of expression in art, culture and contemporary society.
Celebrate Being Human! National Arts & Humanities Month
The Humanities Edge brings together academic and support partners to highlight opportunities offered at FIU for students interested in the humanities. Connect with the departments of history, English, Art & Art History, Religious Studies, and the Public Humanities Lab, Center for Excellence in Writing, the FIU Undergraduate Research Journal and many other units. Expect lots of giveaways too!
Celebrate Being Human: Career Panel
Join the Humanities Edge for a discussion with FIU alumni and others who are working in the arts and humanities in South Florida.
Annual Library Fair: Most Important Event @ the Best Place on Campus: Library Fair for Students, Fall 2026
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about all that the library offers from focused disciplinary resources and support to equipment rental and work space.
Free Food, Fun, & Facts!
Miami Beach Culture Crawl | Knight Labs Public Opening
We're partnering with the City of Miami Beach and neighboring institutions to present free monthly evenings of à la carte culture. Just hop on the complimentary trolley service stopping near participating locations (or grab your bike or comfy walking shoes!) and take in the best of South Beach's art, performances, screenings, and tours. Plan your night as you like it—choose a couple of spots, or make the full rounds, 6:00–9:00 pm. Visit mbartsandculture.org for details and route.
For October's Culture Crawl, enjoy hourly tours of Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society, beginning at 6:15 pm, and explore our new Knight Labs on the 3rd and 4th floors, where digital interactives offer new ways to engage with the collection.
Dr. Kennedy's talk is free with support from the Consulate General of Ireland in Miami. This beauty that will pass is a ticketed performance ($20, $10 for members, free for Director's Circle).
Migrant Farmworker Programs 1940s–60s
This Lunch Break is a part of the National Youth Summit organized by the National Museum of American History.
Artist Talk: Woosler Delisfort & Carl-Philippe Juste
Join us on Saturday October 17th in Little Haiti from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm for an artist talk—with Woosler Delisfort and Carl-Philippe Juste—and a performance by A’keitha Carey exploring the role of art and expression in this moment when censorship is on the rise. We welcome you all to come and join this vital conversation. This event is part of the exhibition Sanctuary: Our Sacred Space and is sponsored by the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, IPC ArtSpace, iWitness, the Public Humanities Lab-FIU and the Perez Family Foundation and the Miami Foundation through our CreARTE grant.
This Discovering Design program is supported by the Batchelor Foundation, the Tamara L. Harris Foundation, the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Fund, and the Seligman Family Foundation.
Howl–O–Ween at The Wolf—Once Upon a Time
Wander into a world of magic and mystery at The Wolfsonian's fourth-annual Howl-O-Ween! Inspired by Cinderella's glass slippers in Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society, this multigenerational celebration brings imagination to life through interactive story time and a craft activity led by Miami–based fiber artist Pangea Kali Virga. Play bingo for prizes, try your hand at costumed figure drawing, and enjoy sweet treats. Before the clock strikes 4pm, explore collection fairy tales and folklore at our library open house.
This Discovering Design program is supported by the Batchelor Foundation, the Tamara L. Harris Foundation, the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Fund, and the Seligman Family Foundation.
Graduate School: Deciding Applying Succeeding
Considering graduate school but unsure where to start? Join us to explore your post-graduation options, learn what to consider when deciding, and get helpful tips for the application process.
Frost Art Museum Curator's Cut
Join Chief Curator Natalia Zuluaga for a special brunch exploring Invitation to Openness.
Panel Discussion: “Venezuela’s Uncertain Transition: Between Democratic Hope and Foreign Greed”
Certificate in Professional and Public Writing
Are vou interested in:
- Improving your writing and digital communication skills in preparation for your career
- Learning about how to articulate skills you've gained as an undergraduate?
- Learning about different career pathways?
- Learning more about the Writing & Rhetoric track in the English program?
If so, please register and join us for this information session! For questions, please email casecareer@fiu.edu or pedrosom@fiu.edu.
The Korean Dynamic
From the ravages of a devastating war to the forefront of the global economy, South Korea’s remarkable transformation is one of the defining success stories of the modern era. Today, the country is a global force in advanced manufacturing and cutting-edge technology, while Korean music, film, television, food and fashion have captured imaginations around the world. Join leading experts for a dynamic, multi-perspective conversation exploring the forces behind South Korea’s extraordinary rise-and the economic, technological, cultural and geopolitical currents shaping its future.
Certificate In Professional and Public Writing/ Writing and Rhetoric BA Information Session
Join CASE Career and FIU's Department of English!
Check out the Certificate in Professional and Public Writing! Improve your writing and digital communication skills in preparation for your career, learn how to articulate the skills you’ve gained as an undergraduate and explore different career pathways, and gain insight into the Writing & Rhetoric track within the English program.
Film Screening: “An Instrumental Start: A Model for the Nation.”
This moving story traces the profound impact of the Marshall L. Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center (DAHCAC) on the community of Liberty City—one of the nation’s most depressed, low income and marginalized communities in the United States —through the voices of alumni, educators, and students. Among those featured are cultural luminaries who began their journey at DAHCAC: Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, former Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle and tap star Marshall Davis, Jr. Lending their voices in the film are tap legend Savion Glover and acclaimed actress/director Phylicia Rashad, and many others.
The making of An Instrumental Start: A Model for the Nation was a three–year journey across the country, collecting the voices and stories of alumni whose lives were profoundly shaped by Marshall L. Davis, Sr. and his team of teachers over five decades. Their influence reaches far beyond the walls of the Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center (DAHCAC). It lives on in the wisdom, artistry, and leadership that have been passed from one generation to the next.
Lecture Presentation: Noa Batlle “Art Accessibility and Public Institutions: Building Inclusion From Within”
Collecting and Collectors of Caribbean Art
Discussion on Collecting and Collectors of Caribbean Art with Professor Edward Sullivan, NYU, EDC, Franklin Sirmans, PAMM (tbc), and Rebecca Friedman (moderator) and Lesley Goldwasser (chair/covener).
The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty”
Marking each week of October as National Disability Awareness and Health Literacy Month WIW brings to the Miami Dade community its inaugural production of The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty”. The Next Chapter launches a new innovative theatre series in which selected chapters from full – length works are fully staged, verbatim, as published. To start the series WIW has chosen Chapter 3 “More than a Defect” from the acclaimed memoir, “Sitting Pretty” by Rebekah Taussig. Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user. “Sitting Pretty” offers a unique seriocomedy as only the deft and motivating writer Rebekah Taussig could deliver. Performed by a trio of spirited actors “Sitting Pretty” examines Taussig’s daunting task of teaching a Disabilities Studies course to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty” promises a theatre experience not to be missed!
Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch with Charter Schools USA
Create and Enhance Your Elevator Pitch with Charter Schools USA. Take this opportunity to meet the Talent Acquisition /Recruiters Team to learn more about full-time and part-time positions. Seeking a career transition? Need a gap year opportunity? Want a meaningful and purposeful job? Gain leadership, presentation, training and other skills as an educator. Hiring teachers, substitute teachers, tutors, administrative positions. Openings for headquarter office that are non-teaching positions also available!
Macabre Fall Festival
Join the History Department for a mid–semester break.
Pizza and Treats provided; Costumes and Tricks optional.
FIU Linguistics Colloquia
Free & Open to everyone.
Kateryna Stolbovska: Which controls the code-switch? Precursor or dominant language?
From Venice with Love Paella Party at The Betsy
Join us at The Betsy for the closing celebration of “From Venice with Love”—a night designed for gathering: good food, shared company, and music that carries the spirit of the African and Caribbean Diaspora. Our Paella Party brings the series to a joyful close with live performance by the Nancy St. Leger Dance Company and a set by DJ Gardy (Gardy Girault).
The Nancy St. Leger Dance Company is dedicated to the preservation of authentic Haitian folkloric dance, celebrating Haiti’s rich cultural heritage through movement, rhythm, and tradition. DJ Gardy is a Haitian DJ, producer, and singer known for bridging traditional Caribbean sound with contemporary electronic music, including his signature “Rara Tech” style.
Produced in partnership between The Betsy Writers Room and FIU’s Public Humanities Lab, with support from Pérez CreARTE
KG-LACC Teach-In. Haiti: Understanding the Issues, Challenging Narratives
KG-LACC Emerging Scholars Workshop
Book Presentation: Enduring Myths: Scholars and Stories about Haiti by Nadève Ménard