Florida Board of Governors

The popular visa program, established in 1990, allows U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals with highly specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree. More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program.

Florida’s Board of Governors on Friday scrapped a year-old rule that let its chair sign off on presidential finalists before they are sent for votes by university trustees — a policy critics said vested too much power in one individual.

The Florida Board of Governors will meet Friday to consider the creation of – and new bylaws for – the Commission for Public Higher Education.

The Florida university system’s Board of Governors acknowledged the need to provide help so universities can compete against other schools, but money directed toward academics should not be used.

The board met late Wednesday night on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando.

The Florida Board of Governors released draft regulations outlining how it would limit spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state's colleges and universities.

State Sen. Ray Rodrigues will take the helm of Florida’s state university system, as the Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved the Estero Republican as the successor to outgoing Chancellor Marshall Criser.

The Legislature approved a fund that includes funds for nursing programs at state colleges and nursing education at career and technical centers.

The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses.

Marshall Criser has served as chancellor of Florida’s university system since 2014. He plans to leave the post at the end of the year.

The governor tapped the former state education commissioner to serve on the state university system’s Board of Governors. The board oversees Florida’s state universities and is responsible for adopting regulations designed to carry out laws related to higher education.

The next president of Florida International University will step in at a time when the school has been growing and climbing in national rankings. Some hope the next leader will break barriers.