Higher Education

The New College Foundation Board voted Wednesday morning to dissolve the school’s nearly 50-year-old alumni association, approving a controversial restructuring over the objections of alumni leaders.

Dr. Henry Mack , a former candidate for Florida Gulf Coast University president has been recommended to serve as Florida’s next Commissioner of Education. Mack, who's name was advanced by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, lost the FGCU nomination by one vote of the university’s board of trustee’s in 2023.

Lee County graduates earn nearly $80 million in scholarships.

A federal appeals court Tuesday kept in place a district court’s preliminary injunction on Florida’s law banning “woke” instruction at public universities.

There are no GPA or income requirements to qualify; deadline to apply is July 13

The Florida Board of Education approved measures that will block undocumented students from attending state colleges and taking the General Educational Development test.

Undocumented students wouldn’t be admitted to the state’s public universities under a proposal reviewed by the State University System Board of Governors on Thursday.

Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s universities take their cues from conservative politics — while rejecting the norms of academia.

A newly formed student organization at FGCU plans to launch 12-foot-tall rockets into space during the 2026-2027 academic year.

- A push by Gov. Ron DeSantis for Florida universities to pause hiring international faculty and staff members through what are known as H-1B visas moved forward Thursday.The state university system’s Board of Governors set up for final approval a proposed moratorium as part of rule changes involving powers and duties of university boards of trustees.