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Scott PowersMarch 13, 2017

More than 30 scientists representing fields ranging from marine biology to allergy diagnostics to coastal ecology to geology have sent a letter to President Donald Trump today urging him to support continued funding for Earth sciences at NASA and NOAA. It’s the third letter some of the scientists have banded together to send, though their ranks […]

Gary FineoutMarch 10, 2017

Setting up a debate over the future of Florida’s colleges and universities, the state Senate passed an ambitious proposal Thursday intended to lift schools in the Sunshine State into the ranks of elite counterparts nationwide. For college students, the legislation means more financial aid and incentives designed to help them graduate faster. For universities, it […]

Guest AuthorMarch 24, 2015

Few hot-button topics are hotter among university faculty than whether tenure is essential to academic freedom and quality teaching. Tenure reform sometimes is the third-rail of academia in the same way Social Security is the third rail of national politics. A university president who suggests tenure reform can expect to face a vote of no […]

Guest AuthorDecember 19, 2013

Here are four stories that have stuck with me at the end of 2013. I write but a few words on each, yet each lingers in my mind as really being so much more than the words in our daily news. They reflect upon who we are as a society and what we wish to […]

Tag: Florida universities

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