Florida Atlantic University

Florida lawmakers are championing hundreds of projects and seeking billions of dollars as they prepare for the start of the 2024 legislative session in January.

As tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza, several pro−Palestinian groups in South Florida held rallies and spoke out about the plight of Palestinians caught in the conflict.

South Florida's skyrocketing rent prices are hitting college students — hard. As the new term starts at Florida Atlantic University, WLRN found many struggling to find, or afford, accommodation.

State officials urged Florida Atlantic University to halt its search for a new president after an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis was not named a finalist. Some worry the the disruption will scare off the three finalists for the top job.

The finalists include a FSU dean, Naval Academy superintendent and former chancellor at UNC-Wilmington. They don't include state Rep. Randy Fine, who received support from the governor.

Presidents and trustee chairs of all 12 state universities endorsed the idea, and the system’s Board of Governors is set to discuss it.

Florida Atlantic University’s race car team is competing in the Formula SAE this week. It's an annual competition where over 100 student teams from across the world design, build and drive formula-style race cars.

Search consultants hired by Florida Atlantic University thought they'd have the summer to recruit a pool of promising, qualified candidates to be the school's next leader. Instead, the application window will close on May 16 — just three weeks after it opened.

After taking the Owls to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history, Florida Atlantic University's men's basketball coach Dusty May has just signed a renewal contract — and outgoing star player Michael Forrest expects even more success for the team.

New leaders will soon be in place at Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University. Both Kenneth Jessell of FIU and Stacy Volnick of FAU have spent their careers in higher education — and both are first-generation college graduates.

'Discoveries, Treatments and Strategies: How FAU Is Accelerating the Drive Against Cancer' will take place this Wednesday at the university's Boca Raton campus. It is free but requires advance registration.

Wendy's left Florida Atlantic University a month after students and farmworkers marched through the Town of Palm Beach to urge Wendy's chairman to end 'modern-day slavery' on farms.