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Drew WilsonMay 6, 2018

Florida’s newest public university graduated 220 students Friday, most of whom were part of university’s inaugural class. Florida Polytechnic University, or Florida Poly, shed its old status as the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida back in 2012 after the Legislature approved a plan for the school to be spun off as its […]

Peter SchorschApril 27, 2018

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Florida’s newest public university will graduate more than 200 students who’ve been at the university since it opened its doors in a commencement ceremony next week. Florida Polytechnic University, or Florida Poly, shed its old status as the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida back in 2012 after the Legislature approved a plan […]

Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2017

New rankings released by U.S. News and World Report say Florida is the number one state in the nation for higher education. The Sunshine State got the top ranking because of several factors, including the state’s relatively low tuition rates for colleges and universities. Florida also had a high ranking because more than half of […]

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2013

Yesterday, the Florida Board of Education Search Committee picked one of Florida’s premier business leaders as their unanimous choice to become the next Chancellor of Florida’s State University System. The choice was not a surprise except that the search committee made the very best choice that was available to them. While the other three finalists […]

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