Florida Universities

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.

The Republican-majority Florida Legislature has followed the governor's lead by introducing legislation this year to rein in DEI programs at each of the state's 12 public universities.

With a proposed bill that would restrict DEI initiatives at public colleges and universities in Florida, some current students are asking if they'd have chosen their schools if this had happened before now.

The university system’s Board of Governors is slated to consider a draft of the regulation, which lays out criteria that makes clear that compliance with the race-related instruction law would be considered.

It creates a public-records exemption for information that could identify applicants until near the end of searches, when information about finalists would be released.

The proposal would exempt from disclosure “personal identifying information” of people applying to lead colleges and universities until near the end of searches, when a group of finalists is determined or 21 days before a president is chosen.

Recruiters have complained about the difficulty in getting sitting presidents to apply for jobs elsewhere.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his criticisms of the White House, as cultural issues dominate committee hearings in Florida's legislature.

Analysts project enrollment could drop by more than 9% over the next five years if the trend persists.

Despite the pandemic, universities in Florida have seen their applicant pools on the rise.

The bill would have shielded the identities of anyone applying for a job as a state university or college president.