Jacob OglesJune 15, 2023
5min0
Almost a quarter of the funding the Governor nixed had been earmarked for colleges and universities.
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Jacob OglesJune 15, 2023Jacob OglesJune 6, 2023
7min0
Which campuses earned the most scrutiny on budget items?
Jesse SchecknerMay 1, 2023
6min0
The two chambers still have to agree on more than $100 million in operational support funding for 15 other schools.
Tristan WoodNovember 21, 2021
6min1203
'The safety and well-being of UWF students in the classroom and online is the highest priority for the university.'
Sarah MuellerMarch 18, 2020
7min375
The audit found UWF illegally took $2.4 million out of the Complete Florida Plus Program.
Staff ReportsNovember 25, 2019
3min529
The reports says DOE is better equipped to to manage the program.
Drew WilsonSeptember 27, 2018
4min914
Cybersecurity might not be top-of-mind for many businesses, but even an inadvertent data breach can cost millions of dollars and lead to loads of lost business. “The average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million — that’s a worldwide average,” said Eman El-Sheikh, the director of the Center for Cybersecurity at the University of […]
Phil AmmannAugust 31, 2017
3min211
Thursday, Florida’s University System Board of Governors reviewed its legislative budget requests for the 2018-19 fiscal year which will be sent for consideration by the governor and the Legislature. LobbyTools reports that requests for performance-based funding will increase by $100 million in state funds – totaling $690 million. The state and the institution’s investments would amount to […]
Scott PowersJune 9, 2017
2min492
The budget package deal that gave Gov. Rick Scott the $85 million he wants for a Florida Job Growth Grant Fund also restored cut funding sought by Florida colleges and universities for 17 different projects, including funding for medical marijuana research. The research money, $1.69 million will go to the University of Florida Health Center […]
Scott PowersJune 8, 2017
4min372
Lodging alternative marketing service Airbnb released figures Thursday that shows families and friends of college graduates piled into vacation rental homes from Pensacola to Miami Guests booking rooms in Airbnb-marketed vacation rental homes more than doubled in Gainesville and Tallahassee during the University of Florida and Florida A&M University commencement weeks in April. Tallahassee also […]