Public universities are under increasing financial pressure and political scrutiny. There is a sense that they are disconnected from the needs of the public and from the needs of students. Additional ... Continue Reading →
[T]here’s no reason to think this would help Florida economically. If the state wants to align higher education with the needs of business, it should take a look at surveys of employers, who indicate, ... Continue Reading →
"The balance between people who are actually in the trenches and those who are overseeing that work has gotten grossly out of line," says Robert E. Martin, Emeritus Boles Professor of Economics at Cen ... Continue Reading →
February 14, 2012 06:15 PM. By Daniel Luzer, Washington Monthly. It’s a fundamental starting point for much of education reform. This country’s schools are bad, and education is in trouble, it part be ... Continue Reading →
Early voting began on Saturday, October 27 and runs through Saturday, November 3, 2012. If you are registered to vote, the deadline to request an absentee ballot (vote by mail) for the November Genera ... Continue Reading →
When we vote, nothing less than the future of higher education and American democracy are at stake. In terms of policy, we have radically different choices. ... We know that education does not exist i ... Continue Reading →
On 10 September 2012, Provost Joe Glover announced another round of Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) Award applications. In this call, he states that it is "limited to faculty members who are not ... Continue Reading →
In the vote occurring on 12 and 13 September 2012, the Memorandum of Agreement between UF and UFF-UF signed on 22 August 2012 regarding SPP and Administrative Discretionary Salary Adjustments was rati ... Continue Reading →