State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors

It orders the DOGE team to work with the State Board of Education and university system’s Board of Governors to flag “unnecessary spending, programs, courses, staff and any other inefficiencies.”

The school would enter a long-term lease and management agreement with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to operate the facility under the “FSU Health” brand.

Lawyers for the Board of Governors said the funding part of the 2023 law is “not a direct regulation on speech” and that professors can still make presentations at conferences without university funding.

The bill would also establish term limits for members of the State University Board of Governors, the Board of Education, state university boards of trustees and Florida College System boards of trustees.

The state university system’s Board of Governors next week is scheduled to receive a report about the law, which targeted ties to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria.

State officials are questioning if the donation is legit.

The lawsuit was filed in response to a State University System order to disband the Students for Justice in Palestine campus groups.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and more state officials are facing a lawsuit over a ban on a pro-Palestinian student group. ACLU officials said the order is a "blatant violation of the First Amendment."

The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a lawsuit over the state's order to ban the University of Florida's chapter of 'Students for Justice in Palestine.'

Senate Bill 266 prohibits public colleges in Florida from funding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or initiatives. Despite that, USF is maintaining its efforts to work with minority-owned businesses and vendors.

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.

The Legislature approved a fund that includes funds for nursing programs at state colleges and nursing education at career and technical centers.