New research class to be offered next year
By: Cheryl Malone / Staff Writer A new course that will teach students how to find, compile and analyze historic information is set to start on spring 2010. The course, titled Ethno Historical Research Methods, will be offered by the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies and taught by Associate Professor Dennis Wiedman. This course is a unique edition to FIU, as it is the first course offered through the Wolfsonian’s Mellon Curriculum Development Grant. “Ethno Historical Research Methods enable the compilation and analysis of a wide array of data sources for the production of sociocultural theories, histories, processes and contexts,” said Wiedman, who began teaching at FIU in 1980. “A comparative in globalization perspective…
Former UM tennis star builds program with her own recruits as the new head coach
By: Chris Green / Contributing Writer First-year women’s tennis head coach Melissa Applebaum led her University of Miami team to the 2006 NCAA National Championship Finals. But a lingering shoulder injury brought her career to an abrupt end in 2006. Now in 2009, she is realizing a new dream she never even considered. “As a player you grow up wanting to play at Wimbledon and all the majors, and I’ve done that and loved it,” the former UM standout said. “Then I got injured. Now, three years after graduating college, I’m the head coach of a top 30 [ranked] Division I women’s tennis program.” Just two months ago, she became the official head coach and…
