Florida Universities

They described efforts to deactivate chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine on at least two campuses – including the University of South Florida – as an aggressive and likely unconstitutional application of a terrorism law because it would limit students' rights to protected speech.

In calling for the chapters to be disbanded, Ray Rodrigues said they could be restarted in ways that comply with state law.

The Biden administration is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Florida that challenges the constitutionality of accreditation requirements for colleges and universities.

After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the start of a much different year at Florida’s public universities after big changes pushed by the governor. Also, the cost of borrowing money to buy a house is rising, and a Florida school superintendent apologizes after Black students were singled out for an assembly about test scores.

A shakeup in athletic conferences has some of Florida’s top institutions feeling pressed to generate more revenue.

The Economic Club of Florida on Thursday hosted a discussion about laws in Florida and other states that allow college athletes to be paid for use of their names, images and likenesses.

An injunction remains in place as the NAACP and other organizations await a ruling on whether Florida’s Stop Woke Act can be applied to the state’s public colleges and universities. But the wait-and-see mode has not stopped the state from trying to enforce the law.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with protests at New College of Florida in Sarasota where he signed three higher education bills into law on Monday.

A few notable graduates from around the state share their stories.

The Florida Board of Governors banned TikTok. The CEO of Ostrich said this could affect student-athletes in Florida who use the app to profit off of their name, image, and likeness.

It comes as a similar bill, HB 999, is primed to go before the full House.