(Video) Speaker Will Weatherford: State’s Research Universities Should Charge Higher Tuition
January 31, 2013
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Florida's new speaker of the house, Will Weatherford, said Tuesday that he supports allowing ... Continue Reading →
Florida Lawmakers Consider an Online University
January 25, 2013
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Florida lawmakers are considering whether to create a 13th public state university which would be entirely online ... Continue Reading →
Gov. Rick Scott’s Involvement in UF President Decision Under Review
January 22, 2013
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The accrediting organization for colleges and universities is looking into Gov. Rick Scott's involvement in the University of Florida's presidential search ... Continue Reading →
The Users of the University
January 15, 2013
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Next time you hear a pundit say that to preserve America’s competitiveness or dynamism, we must replace the liberal arts with something more “practical,” take a second to check what they studied ... Continue Reading →
College Leaders Consider Making Florida’s Next Public University Online-only
December 20, 2012
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Florida’s 12th university became a reality earlier this year, and there is already discussion about whether the state needs ... Continue Reading →
Editorial: Rube Goldberg’s Tuition Invention
December 07, 2012
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There is a good case, several in fact, to be made for the notion of differential tuition rates in the State University System. First, there is the supply and demand case: If there is a great demand for certain degree holders ... Continue Reading →
My Word: The Case for Higher STEM Tuition
December 07, 2012
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Our elected officials do not appear to be satisfied with Florida's current Newsweek rankings of the least-rigorous universities in the country ... Continue Reading →
Jeb Bush Makes Case for More Online University Courses
December 07, 2012
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Last year, House Speaker Will Weatherford said the state should create an online university and a Board of Governors task force recently released a report on the state's opinions. Count former Gov. Jeb Bush among the proponents of more online courses in higher education ... Continue Reading →
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