State University System Board of Governors

The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities also replaced sociology as a core requirement because of "radical work ideologies."

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

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

The federal lawsuit alleges that the state has maintained “a segregated system of higher education” and that Florida’s disparate funding and support for FAMU violates constitutional equal-protection rights.

The number of first-time-in-college students who graduated from the same institution where they started has gradually increased over the past five years, according to a presentation given to the university system’s Board of Governors.

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.

With Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to sign a bill that would lead to periodic changes in accrediting agencies, members of the state university system’s Board of Governors are criticizing the current accreditor of Florida colleges and universities.

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Florida A&M University continues to be a top producer in the nation of African Americans in several fields. According to interim President Larry Robinson,…

Florida Governor Rick Scott wants the state’s public universities to increase tuition ONLY as a last resort. Yesterday he stressed affordability when he…