After students starting throwing snowballs at Florida State University, police fired pepper balls into the crowd.
Ian Hodgson
Education data reporter for The Tampa Bay Times in partnership with Open Campus.
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DeSantis adds conservative reformers to University of West Florida board
One has been a vocal critic of feminism, while another published a piece on privatizing public universities.
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Why do so many Florida universities hire politicians as presidents?
The state’s public colleges are increasingly hiring former lawmakers as leaders. Experts say that’s not a coincidence.
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Will Trump take Christopher Rufo’s conservative Florida vision nationwide?
Florida offers a glimpse at what a conservative vision for higher education might mean for the nation’s colleges and universities under a Trump administration.
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2 Corcoran critics ousted from board that oversees New College donations
The two directors had raised concerns about Corcoran’s spending and salary. The college says they mismanaged funds.
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New College signals changes with new courses, mission statement
Faculty and students at New College of Florida criticized changes adopted this week to the school’s mission statement and core curriculum, saying they were made with little input from the academic community and threaten its reputation as the state’s honors college. The changes were approved Tuesday during a heated virtual meeting of New College’s board […]
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New College of Florida offers course in ‘Woke’ movement
The class, offered in January, comes two years after Gov. Ron DeSantis overhauled the school’s leadership to push it in a conservative direction.
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More Florida faculty still looking to leave the state, survey shows
Nearly 40 percent of respondents said they’ve applied to other states, and 44 percent say they plan to.
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UF’s Ben Sasse era is ending. Here are 5 ways it’ll be remembered.
Amid criticism, Sasse focused on big-picture questions. After nearly two years, most have gone unanswered.
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Top New College administrator leaving for Florida Poly
Bradley Thiessen remained popular with students and staff through the school’s tumultuous transition.