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Danny McAuliffeMay 1, 2018

Florida State University’s campus has officially expanded to Monroe Street. On Tuesday, FSU President John Thrasher cut a large red ribbon, marking the official opening of the Jim Moran Building built to honor the late automotive entrepreneur and philanthropist Jim Moran. The three-story, 20,000-square-foot, 19th-century structure is tucked inside the small Tallahassee cityscape, barely noticeable to […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 19, 2018

Scott Atwell, who’s led the Florida State University Alumni Association since 2008, announced Thursday he’ll step down to pursue a new opportunity. A valued asset of FSU’s alumni program, Atwell is ending his tenure to lead alumni relations for Grenzebach Glier and Associates where he’ll also serve as senior vice president. Grenzebach Glier and Associates is […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 27, 2018

A proposal that would restrict local governments from imposing their own regulations sparked a back-and-forth Friday over LGBTQ rights between two individuals who come from completely opposite ends of the political spectrum. Democratic state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith told a Constitution Revision panel that the proposal would “eliminate all human rights ordinances” adopted by local […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 20, 2018

Citizen groups, the Legislature and the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) are all able to change the state’s governing document, but constitutional amendments still have to pass the final test — the people. That means placement on the statewide ballot and getting at least 60 percent approval. But what governs the order of amendments on the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 6, 2018

Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez wants to know if the state will take any independent action against drug companies for their role in the state’s opioid epidemic. “As we all know, this is now, and has been for some time, a full-blown public health crisis, and there is no time to waste,” Rodriguez wrote to Attorney […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerDecember 15, 2017

The presidents of the University of Florida and Florida State University said a last-minute decision by congressional leaders to scuttle a proposal to tax tuition waivers for graduate students would be a major victory for higher education. A U.S. House tax-overhaul plan would have made graduate students pay federal income taxes on tuition charges that […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerDecember 7, 2017

As John Thrasher begins his fourth year as president of Florida State University, he said he has changed. In his annual “state of the university” address to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday, Thrasher likened his transformation to the students who were freshmen when he assumed the presidency in fall 2014 and who will graduate as […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 21, 2017

The names of B.K. Roberts and Francis Eppes are a major concern of Florida State University’s new statue and building name review panel, if public comment at Monday’s meeting is any indication. The advisory panel, created by FSU president John Thrasher in the wake of the violent acts in Charlottesville, Virginia, also discussed university rules and future […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 6, 2017

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced on Friday an indefinite interim suspension of all fraternities and sororities at the university. The former House Speaker and state senator issued the ban in light of the death of FSU student Andrew Coffey, 20, who died at an off-campus party Friday after first responders attempted to revive […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 18, 2017

Second Lady Karen Pence will use the next three years, if not more, to promote the legitimacy and reach of art therapy—and Florida State University is along for the ride. On the university’s Tallahassee campus, Mrs. Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, on Wednesday announced she will use her position to champion art therapy, a […]

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Landmark FSU entrepreneurship building opens in downtown Tallahassee

President of FSU Alumni Association to step down

Takeaways from Tallahassee — LGBTQ tweet war

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Getting 2018 ballot in ‘order’

Takeaways from Tallahassee — What’s up with the opioid probe?

University leaders back dropping grad student tax

John Thrasher touts FSU progress, addresses challenges

FSU statue, building names cause for concern

John Thrasher announces indefinite ban on FSU Greek life

Karen Pence spotlights art therapy at FSU, rolls out agenda