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Scott PowersMay 26, 2016

If Florida’s top college football coaches actually ran Florida’s universities, life mentoring would begin the moment a student arrived and not end for years after he left. As that student makes his way from high school to finding his place in college, someone would be there to help. As that student strives to understand what might be important […]

Jim RosicaMay 24, 2016

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Florida’s college faculty union is taking a jab at Gov. Rick Scott’s “Degrees to Jobs” Summit. The United Faculty of Florida wasn’t invited to the event, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday in Orlando. It issued a statement on Tuesday. The mission of the summit is to “bring together Florida business leaders and education officials […]

Scott PowersMay 18, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott‘s two-day summit to link education to jobs set for Orlando next week will feature many Florida college, business and Republican leaders as well as the football coaches from the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Miami. The Degrees to Jobs Summit, set for May 25 and 26 at […]

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If football coaches ran higher education: Trust, mentoring, ‘Chomp! Chomp!’

UFF slams Rick Scott’s Degrees to Jobs Summit

Rick Scott’s Degrees To Jobs Summit to feature football coaches