/tags/college college en-US WLRN Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-20/a-proposed-change-for-florida-university-searches-is-drawing-criticism Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez is pushing back against a proposal that would give the chairman of the state university system’s Board of Governors more authority over searches for new university presidents, saying it could “manipulate the hiring process.” Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-20/a-proposed-change-for-florida-university-searches-is-drawing-criticism Dara Kam | News Service Florida /education/2024-06-07/miami-dade-first-generation-college-student WLRN News 2023-2024 high school student intern shares what it was like applying to college as a first-generation college student in Miami-Dade County. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:10:17 GMT /education/2024-06-07/miami-dade-first-generation-college-student Sherrilyn Cabrera, Mia Sanquintin /education/2024-05-06/floridas-finest-college-graduates-share-their-inspiring-stories University graduation ceremonies across Florida are near and for some college seniors, the diploma symbolizes overcoming particularly difficult challenges. Mon, 06 May 2024 22:06:42 GMT /education/2024-05-06/floridas-finest-college-graduates-share-their-inspiring-stories Jared Teitel, Valentina Sandoval, Lauren Brensel | WUFT /education/2023-12-19/florida-university-campuses-free-speech-ray-rodrigues The State University System chancellor responded on The Florida Roundup to controversial congressional testimony by the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania about antisemitism. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:30:23 GMT /education/2023-12-19/florida-university-campuses-free-speech-ray-rodrigues Gabriella Pinos /education/2022-10-26/how-to-bust-the-big-lie-around-college-applications Many high school seniors are in the thick of college application season. It's a stressful time that writer Kelly Corrigan calls a "dumpster fire." To change that she argues parents have to help less. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMT /education/2022-10-26/how-to-bust-the-big-lie-around-college-applications Wynne Davis /news/2022-08-26/rollins-professor-says-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-could-alleviate-teacher-shortage “Teachers are out there making some, you know, not not altogether decent salaries compared to a lot of others. And so that group in particular, certainly would benefit from having some relief from their loans because of their already low salaries.” Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:21:41 GMT /news/2022-08-26/rollins-professor-says-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-could-alleviate-teacher-shortage Danielle Prieur /news/2022-08-17/hbcus-are-building-a-new-prison-to-college-pipeline Historically black colleges and universities are developing new pathways for formerly incarcerated people to earn a degree and transition Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-17/hbcus-are-building-a-new-prison-to-college-pipeline Sequoia Carrillo /news/2022-06-28/gov-desantis-expands-eligibility-for-bright-futures-scholarships Governor Ron DeSantis was at the Hillsborough Community College campus in Ybor City Monday to sign a bill that expands eligibility requirements for the state's Bright Futures scholarship. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:15:08 GMT /news/2022-06-28/gov-desantis-expands-eligibility-for-bright-futures-scholarships Associated Press /news/2022-06-17/critics-say-campus-sex-assault-rules-fall-short-and-need-an-overhaul On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, President Biden is expected to announce new rules governing the protection of sexual assault and harassment accusers in education. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:27:07 GMT /news/2022-06-17/critics-say-campus-sex-assault-rules-fall-short-and-need-an-overhaul The Associated Press /education/2022-06-07/appeals-court-will-hear-uf-pandemic-refund-fight The 1st District Court of Appeal announced it will hear arguments next month in a potential class-action lawsuit against the University of Florida over refunding student fees during the school's remote learning at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:49:41 GMT /education/2022-06-07/appeals-court-will-hear-uf-pandemic-refund-fight News Service of Florida