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Star alumni link with the Frost School on screen
Famed Frost School alumni Gloria Estefan and Jon Secada connected with current students and their own history in major video shoots.
Three degrees, one purposeful career
For Alexandra Plasencia, adding an M.B.A. to her law degree set the course for everything that followed.
Celebrating Connection: Medical Alumni Weekend 2026
More than 200 University of Miami Miller School of Medicine alumni returned to campus, strengthening connections, celebrating legacy and looking ahead into the future.
Empowerment through song
Frost School alumna Laurah Merisier dedicates herself to ensuring that everyone can sing, creating an extraordinary musical community with Miami Sound Space.
Miami Herbert alumnus turns life experience into thriller career
A former journalist, Bryan Richards, M.B.A. ’05, credits the University of Miami's Herbert Business School and the support of fellow Canes for his leap into crime fiction writing.
Changing gears
University of Miami College of Engineering alumnus Gabe Elias, who once designed championship-winning Formula 1 race cars, is now part of a venture that promises to revolutionize battery design and power.
University's Black Alumni Society celebrates inaugural UTrailblazers honorees
The ceremony, which closed out the 2026 Black Alumni Reunion, recognized alumni spanning four decades whose work has shaped medicine, media, athletics, education, and philanthropy.
Championship lessons in identity, standards, and changing the game
Alumna Kim Stone returned to the Coral Gables Campus as the honoree of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series. She shared her career journey and leadership philosophy, and how the lessons she lives by have their roots in her experience at the University.
Championing the Hurricane legal legacy
A prominent business and bankruptcy litigation partner, Eric N. Assouline credits the University of Miami School of Law’s rigorous advocacy programs and deep alumni network for his career success.
Going viral with an old-school take on pop
Frost School student newgrass group The Wire Jays’ cover of Justin Bieber’s megahit “Baby” earned millions of views on social media, plus attention and bookings for their original music.
Double alumna drives strategy and philanthropy in sports and entertainment
Armica Nabaa is CEO of ATB Sports and Entertainment Group, which provides management services for professional athletes and entertainers, including philanthropy, business and lifestyle management, and brand management. She earned her M.S. in Education, Sport Administration online in 2017 and returned to complete her Doctor of Education, Applied Learning Sciences in 2025.
School of Law solidifies elite status with semifinal finish at national moot court championship
The team also received top honors in the competition, earning the second-best brief and best oralist awards.
