BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Less than 24 hours after selecting former state education official Henry Mack as its interim president, Broward College announced Wednesday that a longtime former administrator at the school — not Mack — will take the helm. After interviewing candidates, the Broward…
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The New College of Florida Board of Trustees, dominated by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday, selected Interim President Richard Corcoran to become the small liberal arts school’s leader on a permanent basis. The trustees’ selection of Corcoran set in motion negotiations of an…
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A business plan outlining sweeping changes at New College of Florida is “not financially viable” in its current state, a University of Florida business school faculty member said in an analysis that critiqued New College’s “strategic vision.” The review of the business plan came as…
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The trial over a redistricting plan pushed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that led to an overhaul of a North Florida congressional district kicked off this week, with voting rights groups arguing that the district’s redrawing was based on racial discrimination. Attorneys for plaintiffs including…
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A preliminary report released Thursday by the University of Florida estimated up to $370.9 million in agricultural losses from Hurricane Idalia, which barreled through rural areas of North Florida in late August. And losses could increase as damage to infrastructure and such things as timber…
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New College of Florida Interim President Richard Corcoran on Thursday made his case to students and employees as he tries to get the job on a permanent basis. The Sarasota liberal-arts school, which has undergone a controversial overhaul in recent months, wrapped up candidate forums…
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A state investigation into “anomalies” in Florida Atlantic University’s search for a new president has been delayed because the university hired outside legal counsel, state university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said Friday. Rodrigues’ comments during a meeting of the university system’s Board of Governors were…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed a co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty and a South Florida-based attorney to seats on the Florida Commission on Ethics, replacing the board’s former chairman and a member whose term expired. Tina Descovich, a former Brevard County…
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Several hours after Hurricane Idalia hit, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday went to rural Taylor County, where debris, downed trees and some power lines littered the roads. The Category 3 storm made landfall in Taylor County’s Keaton Beach area, and county Sheriff Wayne Padgett…
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Florida education officials on Wednesday approved two rules that could help set the stage for special magistrates to hear disputes about issues such as parents’ objections to school-library books. The rules stem from a controversial new law (HB 1069), which, in part, expanded a prohibition…
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