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Florida education leaders give thumbs up to new university accreditation plan
Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with ...
Florida International University finalizes agreement to assist ICE
Florida International University Police has finalized its agreement to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which ...
Rejecting Ono hurt University of Florida’s national standing, say trustees
The University of Florida’s Board of Trustees wants Republican lawmakers to know they still believe in Santa.
Jacksonville University, North Florida opt in as NCAA settlement era begins
The House v. NCAA settlement is officially in effect, and the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University have ...
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USF report finds Florida among states with highest rates of human trafficking
Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...
University of West Florida ranks 3 among state public universities in performance metrics
The University of West Florida's 2024-2025 performance metrics are among the best in the State University System.
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Florida university officials vote to create new accreditor, heralding potential big shift
A new accreditor would have to be approved by the federal government. But it could ultimately mean big changes for ...
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Maxwell: At University of Florida, White supremacy honored while diversity efforts axed
Florida’s original school of hope was in North Florida where the entire struggling school district of Jefferson County was handed over to a private, charter-school operator called Somerset Academy.
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In Florida, University Presidents’ Pay Goes Up. Is Politics to Blame?
At the University of West Florida, Manny Diaz Jr., Florida’s education commissioner, is set to earn a $643,000 base salary (plus $98,000 more in vehicle, housing, and moving allowances) for a ...