HIGHER EDUCATION

‘How is this not unconstitutional?‘: Florida Senate higher education bill faces questions as it heads to full vote

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In the state capital, a bill now heading to the Senate floor could change the way leadership is chosen within Florida’s higher education system. The 15-page Senate Bill 1726 bill addresses various topics related to governance and accountability in Florida’s higher education institutions

Move-in day off to seamless start for freshmen at the University of North Florida

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Moving day was a fiasco in 2022 after hundreds of students were placed on a waitlist to find out if they’d have a place to stay, but this year looks like it’s shaping up to be much better

Poll: UNF students ‘strongly disagree’ with removal of DEI programs, courses

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A poll of more than 800 students, and a handful of faculty, staff and others, at the University of North Florida showed overwhelming approval of the institution’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, programs and courses.

UF committee’s pick of Republican Sen. Ben Sasse as next school president irks some students, alumni

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As students and faculty celebrate homecoming this week, there’s controversy around a University of Florida committee’s pick for the school’s next president.

Nearly 300 students still on UNF housing waitlist

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Many freshmen at the University of North Florida moved into their dorm Friday while hundreds of others are still looking for a place to live this fall.

UNF is trying to work with students who need housing before semester starts

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The University of North Florida is working with students who need housing for the fall semester.

Controversial ‘viewpoint’ survey sent to Florida’s colleges draws criticism from faculty

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The survey is in response to HB 233 signed into law in 2021 by Governor DeSantis, who, at the time, claimed universities were prone to suppressing certain political viewpoints, though he did not cite any specific examples or elaborate on which viewpoints were being suppressed.

Florida State University students move out of dorms

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Students returned to Florida State University’s campus on Thursday to move out of their dorms, nearly three months after they closed because of the pandemic. While students are moving out, university leaders are continuing to develop plans designed to keep students safe when they return to campus in the fall. When students left for spring break, they didn’t realize it’d be the last time they’d see campus for nearly three months. And the University of Florida has suggested testing wastewater at dorm buildings for virus particulars in order to spot outbreaks. While most students are moving out at FSU, the university told us international students are still living in the dorms since they can’t travel back home.