public universities /tags/public-universities public universities en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:20:00 GMT 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 Florida DOGE task force to audit state’s public universities /government-politics/2025-02-24/florida-doge-task-force-to-audit-states-public-universities All twelve of Florida’s public universities will be subject to an independent review and audit under the task force. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:15:47 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-24/florida-doge-task-force-to-audit-states-public-universities Danielle Prieur 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 University Presidents Urge Florida Students To Get Vaccine Before Returning To Campus /local-news/2021-07-28/university-presidents-urge-florida-students-to-get-vaccine-before-returning-to-campus The letter, posted on the Florida Board of Governors website, "strongly" urges students to receive a vaccine. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:54:12 GMT /local-news/2021-07-28/university-presidents-urge-florida-students-to-get-vaccine-before-returning-to-campus Carl Lisciandrello Intellectual Freedom or Indoctrination? Debate Over University Views Goes Back Decades /2019-04-10/intellectual-freedom-or-indoctrination-debate-over-university-views-goes-back-decades The Florida House is considering a bill that would require an annual report on intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at the state’s public... Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:16:13 GMT /2019-04-10/intellectual-freedom-or-indoctrination-debate-over-university-views-goes-back-decades Morgan Martin