University of Miami and the Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM) announced a tentative agreement on their first labor contract, which includes a nearly 10% salary increase, job security measures, and enhanced protections for academic freedom. This agreement follows a year-and-a-half of negotiations and multiple union demonstrations, marking a significant progressive step in labor relations at the university.

Following a contentious Trump administration directive, the University of Miami reoriented its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, prompting dozens of student organizations to protest and demand the protection of DEI initiatives.

Faculty and librarian union at the University of Miami is demanding fair wages, improved job security, and a formal contract. The protest comes amid criticism that the university is diverting funds to high-priced external consulting and new arena projects rather than addressing stagnant faculty salaries and academic needs.

Nearly 1,000 faculty, staff, and students at the University of Miami signed an open letter and planned a teach-in to oppose DeSantis-backed legislative bills that threaten academic freedom and shared governance in higher education. The protest, aligned with similar actions at FIU, underscores a collective stand against state interference in academic institutions.

On May 10, 2021, the University of Miami agreed to pay $22 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act. The settlement arose from claims that the university converted physician offices to off‐campus Hospital Facilities without providing required beneficiary notice and ordered medically unnecessary laboratory tests for kidney transplant patients, leading to inflated Medicare claims.