State University System Board of Governors

State officials say they will try to root out abuses in the H-1B program during the moratorium but can make exceptions if they find a critical need for workers.

The state does a periodic review and makes recommendations about programs that should be considered for removal. Each university then decides whether to make changes.

Johnson recently marked 100 days as FAMU's president. Her selection was controversial as critics decried her ties to Governor Ron DeSantis and lack of leadership in academia.

The new accreditor will have to be approved by the federal government. It could ultimately mean big changes for universities, professors, and students.

The board overseeing Florida's public universities is set to vote Friday afternoon on whether to create a new accreditor. Five other southern states are on board

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.