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higher education
St. Petersburg College gets $7.2 million for a semiconductor and AI program
$3.2 million is from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund program and $4 million is from the Department of Education.
Fuchs to return as interim UF president
University of Florida trustees brought back former President Kent Fuchs after the sudden resignation of President Ben Sasse.
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
Attorneys for Florida A & M University students alleged the state has “maintained discriminatory practices traceable to segregation.”
Lawsuit over UF student fees goes to the Supreme Court
A class-action lawsuit alleges the University of Florida charged fees to potential & admitted students that were higher than allowed in law.
Ben Sasse will step down as the president of the University of Florida
University of Florida President Ben Sasse on Thursday announced he will step down July 31 because of his wife’s health.
A challenge to a Florida higher ed law over tenure and union rights moves forward
New College of Florida wants a challenge dismissed to a 2023 law that did away with arbitration in university employment disputes.
FAMU trustees will meet after the school’s president announced he is stepping down
After President Larry Robinson announced Friday that he will step down, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has scheduled a meeting.
FAMU president is stepping down
Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson will step down after 7 years leading the state’s only historically Black public university.
New poll says many people oppose pro-Palestinian encampments
A recent poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, found many Americans strongly disagree with the pro-Palestine encampments and protests happening on college campuses nationwide. Around 1,300 people were asked 10...
The Florida university system’s Chancellor balks at changes to an in-state tuition rule
Florida could dispute an upcoming federal rule for colleges to offer in-state tuition rates to students from certain Pacific islands.
The FAMU discrimination ruling is challenged
Six Florida A&M University students have asked an appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling that dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit.
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a heightened police presence on state university campuses during graduation ceremonies last week.
