Throughout
The 1980s
The School District Was Recognized
For Expertly Assimilating Wave After Wave Of New Immigrants
Particularly Children From Nicaragua
And Haiti
And From Cuba's Mariel Boatlift
It Was Highly Regarded
For Its Handling Of Displaced Students After
The 1982 Miami Riot
In Which 14 Schools Were Badly Damaged Due
To Fire
And Vandalism.[citation Needed]
The Haitian Students Who Came During
The 1980s
And 1990s Were Mostly Low Income
And High School-aged Students Generally Attended Miami Edison High School
Demographics
Modesto A
Maidique assumed
the presidency
at FIU
in 1986
becoming
the fourth
in
the university's history
Maidique graduated with
a Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
and PhD
in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
before joining
the private sector
He held academic appointments from MIT
Harvard
and Stanford Universities
and has been named
to several US Presidential boards
and committees. . . .
. .
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