Higher Education

In a Faculty in the South survey conducted by various conferences of the American Association of University Professors, 31% of Florida respondents said they have applied for a job outside of Florida since 2023. That number was 25% among all survey respondents in the South.

Across the country, tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition as part of an immigration crackdown carried out by President Donald Trump and his allies.

Another former Republican lawmaker and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially taking the helm of one of Florida’s public universities. Manny Diaz, who DeSantis previously appointed to be his state commissioner of education, started his first day on the job Monday as the interim president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces a new college accreditation consortium called the Commission for Public Higher Education to tackle "idealogical fads."

Jeanette Nuñez was confirmed as the seventh president of Florida International University on Wednesday. The state Board of Governors – which holds the final stamp of approval – unanimously approved her for the role.

On "The Florida Roundup," Andrew Atterbury of Politico digs into all the changes at the top of the state's universities.

The latest was Friday, when Marva Johnson was tapped to be FAMU's 13th president

An item in the budget would cut Effective Access to Student Education or EASE grants, which help to subsidize a college education for Florida students.

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida including Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

Florida's public universities and colleges have just two weeks to turn over six years' worth of records on staffing, research and grant funding as part of the first formal information request under Gov. Ron DeSantis' newly mandated Department of Government Efficiency – a sweeping effort to identify "inefficiencies" in higher education.

Private college and university leaders said Monday they are worried about potential cuts in the state Effective Access to Student Education, or EASE, program, which provides $3,500 annual grants to undergraduates at the private schools.

House Speaker Daniel Perez defended a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about school presidential candidates from public disclosure.