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SpaceCoastDaily.com
April 25, 2018
A graduate of Rollins College and Louisiana State University, he has a long record of service to higher education in Florida, including as a trustee of Rollins College and the University of Florida, as well as a former chair of the Florida Higher Education Coordinating Council and the Florida Board ofÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
April 25, 2018
More students are applying to college than ever before. But even with the increased competition, most students who apply to four-year colleges are admitted. In Florida, it's the time of year when many juniors make campus visits – and when high-school seniors decide where they will go to college in the fall.
Sun Sentinel
April 25, 2018
... say they never censored Tracy or prevented him from expressing his conspiracy theorist opinions. The university argued he was fired after repeatedly and intentionally refusing to file mandatory disclosure forms that require all professors to reveal outside work and activities that could affect the university.
Police News
April 25, 2018
Participate in staff meetings, community activities, college committees, and special assigned committees. Establish ... Interact with Florida Department of Law Enforcement Professional Program staff to ensure proper operation of the training center. Assist in ... Work experience in the higher education setting preferred.
Ocala
April 24, 2018
The rising costs of college have spawned a cottage industry of books and advisers targeting students and their parents. It has led to hand-wringing ... the College of Central Florida. Although Florida's universities remain a comparative bargain, tuition at CF is one-half the cost of, say, the University of Florida.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 23, 2018
Ardoin, a clinical assistant professor of education at Boston University, grew up in a small-town, working-class family in Louisiana before earning degrees at Louisiana State, Florida State, and North Carolina State Universities. So she has seen firsthand some of the challenges that the country's millions ofÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 2, 2018
At the University of Central Florida, a 12-week full-time or 24-week part-time boot camp is offered through a partnership with Trilogy Education Services, says Todd Freece, ... Northeastern and Case Western Reserve Universities offer boot camps at costs comparable to those of colleges that partner up.
Florida Weekly
March 22, 2018
“You'll have to trust me on this: You were probably talking to one of the 20 greatest innovators in higher education, when you talked to Mike Martin,” Mr. ... For six years, it turns out, he was an administrator at the University of Florida, a time when he and wife, Jan, began to love the Sunshine State and heÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 22, 2018
Small classes, like this 12-person political-science class that Joshua Putnam taught at the U. of Georgia, boost colleges in the rankings. ... Kaw, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida, who suggested that students in such a large, in-person section aren't likely to learn much.
The Nation.
March 22, 2018
Koch and his family foundations have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities around the United States. In 2013, the Charles Koch Foundation began donating to Florida Atlantic University, offering $5,000 that year. By 2016, the annual donation had risen to $32,000.
WTSP.com
March 22, 2018
Bright Future Scholarship recipient Karli McGregor is a shining example of the Lottery's commitment to education. The University of Central Florida student is currently working towards her Bachelor's Degree and credits her Bright Futures Scholarship as the reason she's able to attend college and graduateÃâà...
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
March 20, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and ... Dr. Larry Robinson, president of Florida A&M University, said companies and organizations should seek a “collaborative approach” to working with HBCUs asÃâà...
Inside Higher Ed
March 20, 2018
Donald De La Haye was kicked off the University of Central Florida team for his YouTube channel, which violated NCAA rules. ... “The reality is that any other college student except an athlete can make outside money off his or her reputation in a particular field,” said Jon Solomon, editorial director of theÃâà...
KPVI News 6
March 20, 2018
Wyoming was ranked the fifth-best state in the nation for higher education, earning top marks for its schools' low tuition and fees, according to U.S. News and World Report. The Equality State placed behind only Florida, Utah, Washington and California on the report's list. Of the five categories, WyomingÃâà...
WUFT
March 19, 2018
The city's programs, found at Santa Fe College and the University of Florida, are a facet of an increasing trend in Florida. ... Department of Distance & Continuing Education, the online program is designed to accommodate high school students who later want to get admitted to higher education institutions.
WJXT News4JAX
March 13, 2018
Florida universities will share $151 million in funding next academic year that will allow them to recruit top-level researchers and improve professional and ... Florida Atlantic University, $5.7 million; the University of North Florida, $4.1 million; Florida Gulf Coast University, $3.2 million; New College of Florida,Ãâà...
Washington Examiner
March 13, 2018
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Excellence in Higher Education Act on Sunday which reinforces college students' rights to free speech at public colleges and universities. Multiple schools within Florida will need to change their campus policies in order to be in compliance. According the FoundationÃâà...
CBS Miami
March 13, 2018
Bright Futures Scholarship recipient Karli McGregor is a shining example of the Lottery's commitment to education. The University of Central Florida student is currently working towards her Bachelor's Degree, and credits her Bright Futures Scholarship as the reason she's able to attend college and graduateÃâà...
Tallahassee.com
March 12, 2018
And, funding for planning and construction of a third building at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and money to hire additional faculty, also isn't ... “We are grateful to the legislative leadership for their support of higher education and Florida State University,” FSU President John Thrasher said.
chipleyobserver.com
March 12, 2018
Since taking office, Governor Scott has championed major investments in Florida's higher education system and challenged colleges and universities to ... Governor Scott said, “The Bright Futures Scholarship Program provides students from across the state with the resources they need to get a collegeÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 12, 2018
In a 2017 white paper for the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Mary B. Marcy outlined five approaches that small colleges are ... says is followed by most non-elite small private institutions, including Florida Southern College and Mary Baldwin University — retains its residential,Ãâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 12, 2018
Though most college students say they value freedom of expression, a new Gallup poll shows they are more committed to free speech in the abstract than in reality. Fifty-six percent of college students say protecting free-speech rights is extremely important to society, according to the poll of 3,014 collegeÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 12, 2018
SB 4 significantly and permanently expands the Bright Futures scholarship program for high-achieving college students and outlaws so-called "free speech zones" on college ... Florida State University President John Thrasher, who was present for the bill signing, said it was a good day for higher education.
Orlando Weekly (blog)
March 9, 2018
School funding next academic year will be shaped by the Florida Legislature's reaction to the mass shooting of students and staff at a Broward County ... as “pre-eminent” universities by $20 million, which should benefit the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of South Florida,Ãâà...
College Media Network (blog)
March 9, 2018
U.S. News and World Report annually compiles a ranking of states that incorporates 75 different factors, including higher education. Florida is at the top of the list for college and university education, ahead of Utah and Washington. Pennsylvania was at the bottom of the list, just below Alabama and SouthÃâà...
Palm Beach Post
March 5, 2018
The House earlier on Monday voted 84-28 for the bill, called the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act.” ... controversial provision, which was not in the original Senate legislation, banning “free-speech zones” on college campuses and allowing state universities and colleges to be sued if students orÃâà...
University Press
March 4, 2018
A look at the eco-friendly initiatives at six public Florida universities and their recycling and environmental efforts. ... Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, which highlights impactful environmental initiatives from colleges and universities.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
March 4, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the first time in the 129-year history of the University of New Mexico, a female president is preparing to take the helm. Named to the ... Before being hired at Missouri, Stokes served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Florida State University. In 2014Ãâà...
Daily Commercial
March 4, 2018
Beacon President George Hagerty opened the workshop by outlining the slow evolution of higher education in effectively addressing the needs of ... Current and former students at Beacon College — America's first college or university accredited to award bachelor's degrees primarily to students withÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 4, 2018
The public conversation about college affordability tends to center on big, scary numbers, like the $50,000 some colleges now charge in tuition, or the $1.5 ... That's the typical size of the "completion grant" that the University of Central Florida gave each of approximately 80 seniors it identified this fall asÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 4, 2018
10 key shifts in higher education that innovative college leaders are responding to in imaginative ways. ... Penn State and other universities where students died — Florida State, Louisiana State, and Texas State — responded to their deaths by imposing a variety of suspensions and new rules on fraternitiesÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 4, 2018
2017 Hazing Deaths on University Campuses ... Andrew Coffey, 20, of Pompano Beach, Fla., was a civil-engineering student and Pi Kappa Phi pledge at Florida State University. He died in early ... 10 key shifts in higher education that innovative college leaders are responding to in imaginative ways.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 4, 2018
10 key shifts in higher education that innovative college leaders are responding to in imaginative ways. Hover over the circles ... Amy M. Hass, general counsel for the University of Florida, says many colleges are trying to figure out their way around the high costs of free speech. The university reportedlyÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 1, 2018
With the Florida College System serving nearly 800,000 students statewide, it is imperative that our colleges are given their best chance at being able to ... to the CRC, Proposal 83, would place the Florida College System, the largest higher education system in Florida, in the Florida Constitution to ensure itÃâà...
EdScoop News
February 26, 2018
As cybersecurity professionals prepare to cash in more than ever in 2018, universities around the country are exploring the most effective paths for ... A $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education will provide for the University of Central Arkansas to develop the state's first cyber rangeÃâà...
Inside Higher Ed
February 22, 2018
"The shootings in Florida reverberate throughout our halls, hearts, and minds," started the email from David Coleman, the College Board's president. ... Shortly after the email was sent, admissions leaders in higher education and some high school teachers started questioning why Coleman would send outÃâà...
Florida Trend
December 31, 1999
Rick Scott wants the state Board of Education and Board of Governors for higher education to investigate all sabbatical payments to departing college ... Florida Atlantic University has received a major gift to enhance science programs and to help build a new facility for its prestigious K-12 schools.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 31, 1999
At State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, we strive to provide higher education opportunities to the working adults of Manatee and Sarasota counties that enhance their lives and ... Tuition at SCF is about half that of a state university and a quarter or less of the cost of many private, online schools.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
December 31, 1999
'Multiple' Fatalities When FL Bridge Collapses ... MIAMI — A pedestrian bridge being built across an eight-lane highway collapsed at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing eight vehicles under massive ... The $14.2-million bridge connected Florida International University and the city of Sweetwater.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
December 31, 1999
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is celebrating a U.S. News & World Report ranking putting Florida at the top of the nation for higher education. The 2018 ranking ... “We will continue to work together to hold the line on tuition and support our state colleges and universities so families and students can continue toÃâà...
Palm Beach Post
December 31, 1999
The House earlier on Monday voted 84-28 for the bill, called the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act.” ... controversial provision, which was not in the original Senate legislation, banning “free-speech zones” on college campuses and allowing state universities and colleges to be sued if students orÃâà...
Miami Herald
December 31, 1999
Over the past seven years, we have made major investments in our higher education system and challenged colleges and universities to become more ... invested more in Florida's big universities, they've also cut funds for the 28 state colleges— colleges like Miami Dade College and Broward CollegeÃâà...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
December 31, 1999
Courses in Mandarin, like this one at the U. of Maryland at College Park, are a basic offering of Confucius Institutes at American colleges. ... Judy L. Genshaft, campus and system president of the University of South Florida, told the Tampa Bay Times that her institution had no reason to believe its ConfuciusÃâà...
