presidential search

The Board of Governors says the initial search that yielded three finalists to lead Florida Atlantic University violated state Sunshine laws.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that shields identifying information about applicants vying to become presidents of state colleges and universities.

The Florida House on Friday passed a long-debated bill aimed at shielding information about applicants to become presidents of state colleges and universities, putting it in position to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida lawmakers are steps from closing the search process for public colleges and university presidents. Right now, most of those considerations are done publicly, with committees holding interviews and vetting candidates in meetings open to anyone. That could change after a key Senate vote Thursday.

A nearly decade-long effort to close the search process for Florida’s public university presidents is back again. The proposal has been tried and failed several times over, despite opposition from faculty, staff, and open government advocates. This time around, the argument remains the same.

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Provost Robert Blouin is interviewing with faculty, staff and students Wednesday. Blouin is one of three finalists for the presidency at Florida State University. --

An effort to shield public college and university presidential searches from the public is back again. This year’s proposal would keep private the names of applicants until the top three finalists have been selected. Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) says the current process scares away qualified candidates.

University Presidential searches are done out in the open in Florida. Once a person applies, their resume is usually accessible and can be reviewed by…

Florida is on the verge of turning the lights off on presidential searches at public colleges and universities. The move to shield most candidates who…

For the past several years, Florida’s public colleges and universities have sought to shield high-level position searches from the state’s sunshine law.…