Florida Board of Governors /tags/florida-board-of-governors Florida Board of Governors en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:50:49 GMT Florida removes Sociology from 'core curriculum' as faculty cry foul /government-politics/2026-03-27/florida-removes-sociology-core-curriculum The dramatic move is a culmination of the state’s years-long battle over sociology as a discipline, and mere months after the state controversially required professors to use a new textbook that was in large part edited by state officials. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:50:49 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-27/florida-removes-sociology-core-curriculum Daniel Rivero Florida Board of Governors poised to pass yearlong pause on hiring foreign faculty as immigration bills stall in Legislature /education/2026-03-02/florida-board-of-governors-poised-to-pass-yearlong-pause-on-hiring-foreign-faculty-as-immigration-bills-stall-in-legislature The popular visa program, established in 1990, allows U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals with highly specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree. More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT /education/2026-03-02/florida-board-of-governors-poised-to-pass-yearlong-pause-on-hiring-foreign-faculty-as-immigration-bills-stall-in-legislature Elizabeth Maguire | Fresh Take Florida Board of Governors nixes year-old policy giving chair power on university presidents /education/2025-12-12/board-of-governors-nixes-year-old-policy-giving-chair-power-on-university-presidents Florida’s Board of Governors on Friday scrapped a year-old rule that let its chair sign off on presidential finalists before they are sent for votes by university trustees — a policy critics said vested too much power in one individual. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:20:00 GMT /education/2025-12-12/board-of-governors-nixes-year-old-policy-giving-chair-power-on-university-presidents Jay Waagmeester and Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix New university accreditor set to be approved, as DeSantis seeks to 'break ideological stronghold' /education/2025-07-10/florida-board-of-governors-expected-to-approve-states-newest-accreditor The Florida Board of Governors will meet Friday to consider the creation of – and new bylaws for – the Commission for Public Higher Education. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:55:00 GMT /education/2025-07-10/florida-board-of-governors-expected-to-approve-states-newest-accreditor Danielle Prieur Universities grapple with the question of paying college athletes /education/2025-01-31/universities-paying-college-athletes The Florida university system’s Board of Governors acknowledged the need to provide help so universities can compete against other schools, but money directed toward academics should not be used. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT /education/2025-01-31/universities-paying-college-athletes Jim Turner | News Service of Florida Florida Board of Governors expands DEI restrictions at public universities. Here's what to know /education/2023-11-09/florida-board-of-governors-expands-dei-restrictions-at-public-universities-heres-what-to-know The board met late Wednesday night on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:20:29 GMT /education/2023-11-09/florida-board-of-governors-expands-dei-restrictions-at-public-universities-heres-what-to-know Danielle Prieur Faculty union pushes back against Florida's proposed DEI regulations in higher education /education/2023-10-25/united-faculty-florida-union-dei-rules-higher-education The Florida Board of Governors released draft regulations outlining how it would limit spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state's colleges and universities. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:46:33 GMT /education/2023-10-25/united-faculty-florida-union-dei-rules-higher-education Meghan Bowman Ray Rodrigues tapped to head state university system /education/2022-09-15/ray-rodrigues-tapped-to-head-state-university-system 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. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:00:00 GMT /education/2022-09-15/ray-rodrigues-tapped-to-head-state-university-system Ryan Dailey State Board of Governors will discuss how to spend a $40 million boost for nursing education /news/2022-09-12/state-board-of-governors-will-discuss-how-to-spend-a-40-million-boost-for-nursing-education The Legislature approved a fund that includes funds for nursing programs at state colleges and nursing education at career and technical centers. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-12/state-board-of-governors-will-discuss-how-to-spend-a-40-million-boost-for-nursing-education State files motion to exclude former education commissioner in ‘Intellectual Freedom’ case /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity†on college and university campuses. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:03:13 GMT /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida