Jacob OglesMay 15, 2023
5min0
'We want to focus on the classical mission of what a university is supposed to be.'
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Jacob OglesMay 15, 2023
Gray RohrerApril 19, 2022
5min0
'It’s all about trying to make these institutions more in line with what the state’s priorities are.'
Scott PowersMarch 31, 2022
7min0
In seeking to defend Florida, official dismisses St. Thomas and FIT.
Scott PowersMarch 30, 2022
5min0
'You do not have the right to draw conclusions without any facts.'
Drew WilsonMay 17, 2021
7min2391
A letter from FSU's accrediting body may have killed Richard Corcoran's bid.
Keith MorelliJuly 7, 2016
6min302
Two years after first opening its doors and with a current student enrollment blossoming to over 1,200, Florida Polytechnic University is about to embark on its most ambitious year since it began under political turmoil nearly a half-decade ago. The Lakeland facility that focuses on engineering and technology with a goal of having 20 percent […]
Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016
3min360
Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s newest institution of higher education, is on its way to full accreditation. The school announced Monday it was granted official “candidacy” status to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC. It’s the “regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 29, 2016
4min373
Florida Polytechnic University is taking another step toward becoming fully accredited, President Randy Avent told students, faculty and staff in an email Monday night. But that still means a handful of students may have to graduate this year from what is now an unaccredited school. One downside: Some employers hesitate or even decline to interview job candidates whose degrees are […]