Work has begun to get Florida’s 12th public university up and running. Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) will be a member of the State University System after splitting off from the University of South Florida (USF). It was known as USF Polytechnic in Lakeland until the Florida Legislature voted to make it an independent, standalone university. […]
It’s true. Florida is getting another education task force, or in this case, a commission. The Commission on Florida Higher Education Access and Degree Attainment is born. It’s a product of the university system’s Board of Governors (BOG) and not to be confused with other current or soon to be created task forces. In all […]
Gov. Rick Scott has created another task force. It comes on the heels of his new public safety panel charged with examining the Stand Your Ground law. This one will concentrate on reforming the State University System. Scott says the Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform will look at how the State […]
Florida universities say declining money for construction and maintenance is possibly the biggest budgetary challenge the schools are facing. As Florida homes have become more energy-efficient, the state is collecting less in taxes for the Public Education Capital Outlay fund that funds building projects. The Florida Board of Governors will put together a a task […]
A Florida student activist group says Gov. Rick Scott has appointed too many businessmen and developers and not enough people connected to the state’s universities and students. The Florida Alliance for Student Action is planning a March 1st statewide protest. The group is also concerned about a bill that would strip a student-chosen representative from […]
We’re live-blogging the university system’s Board of Governors Meeting, starting at 3:30. Top on the agenda: whether to allow USF Polytechnic to split from the University of South Florida and become the state’s 12th university.
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