All 23 Florida 4-year Colleges OK $10K Degrees
January 31, 2013
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Gov. Rick Scott says all 23 state colleges offering four-year degrees in Florida have accepted his $10,000 tuition ... Continue Reading →
(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 →
Scott Names Five New Members to University Board of Governors
January 15, 2013
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The governor, who opposes new tuition increases, chose five like-minded people for the Board of Governors ... Continue Reading →
Florida University Presidents Want Deal: More State Funding in Exchange for No Tuition Hike
December 07, 2012
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The presidents of Florida's state universities have an offer for the Legislature: Give us $118 million and we won't raise tuition. "What we're asking for this year is a significant investment from the state, tied to specific goals to universities ... Continue Reading →
Brogan Spells Out Performance-based Plan to Senate Panel
December 07, 2012
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Chancellor Frank Brogan went before a Senate appropriations subcommittee Thursday and explained the university system’s plan to freeze tuition if lawmakers give schools more money. Brogan told the panel ... Continue Reading →
Should Science Majors Pay Less for College Than Art Majors?
November 09, 2012
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Down in Florida, a task force commissioned by Governor Rick Scott is putting the finishing touches on a proposal that would allow the state's public universities to start charging undergraduates different tuition rates depending on their major. Students would get discounts for studyin ... Continue Reading →
New Budget Cut Questions
May 24, 2012
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In a message to you a couple of weeks ago I listed a number of questions to which I suggested members of the university community – faculty, staff, students – deserved an answer. The chief ones, of course, were why the administration is not drawing on the university's reserves ... Continue Reading →
Legislative Update: Serious Cuts to ORP Benefits
May 07, 2012
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We regret to report that on April 27, 2012, Governor Scott signed HB5005 cutting state contributions to ORP retirement plans by 2.28 percentage points, roughly a 30% cut, a cut that will cost most ORP participants tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement benefi ... Continue Reading →
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