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Higher education: Creating a talent pipeline
Virtually all state higher education institutions have programs specifically tailored to generate talent for area employers. Florida Gulf Coast offers a micro-credential/digital badge for a course in the fundamentals of the medical device industry. Explore some more examples of those efforts from across the state. [Source: Florida Trend]
Florida’s population is surging. Some school districts aren’t.
Florida lately has been among the fastest growing states in the nation, with its population surging. Some school districts are not experiencing the influx they expected would come with the growth. One of those is Flagler County, near Daytona Beach, where school board members were so convinced enrollment would boom that they recently requested an impact fee increase to help create more seats for the anticipated students. Read more from Flagler Live and the Tampa Bay Times.
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Leveling the playing field
Florida’s 28 state colleges secured access to better health care benefits from the Florida Legislature this year, and leaders hope that will make it easier to recruit and retain faculty. The legislation puts state college employees in the same group health care program as other state employees, including those at Florida’s public universities. [Source: Florida Trend]
Florida universities continue to battle over campus free speech
The fight over academic freedom continues to embroil Florida’s colleges and universities long after state lawmakers adopted a law restricting the things instructors may say in classes and the types of programs schools may offer. A group of professors has challenged the laws in federal court, saying the state has improperly infringed on their rights. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
UF named five-star university for second straight year
The ranking includes over 700 universities, including private, public and historically black institutions. UF’s five-star ranking makes it one of only 54 universities that received such a ranking. It is the only Florida university to receive that ranking as well, with institutions such as Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of South Florida receiving four and a half stars. [Source: Florida Politics]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› FSU lawsuit proceeds, Tallahassee judge rejects ACC jurisdiction arguments
Leon County Judge John C. Cooper began the latest hearing between Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference by describing FSU’s lawsuit as a track meet. The Seminoles cleared the first hurdle Tuesday; don’t expect any records to fall as this complex dispute slogs along, stalling any potential exit by FSU and the future of conference realignment in the process.
› New educational programs will help meet Southwest Florida’s health demands
Florida SouthWestern State College’s (FSW) School of Health Professions will soon launch three new programs at the FSW Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda. These programs are tailored to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the healthcare industry.
› New University of Miami business dean gives a peek at his plans
After a search of over a year, a new dean of the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School officially takes his seat July 1. Paul A. Pavlou, an AI and data science specialist, will head the private university’s business school. During his tenure, he said, Dr. Pavlou aims to propel the school forward by prioritizing executive education, an interdisciplinary focus and global visibility.
› Seminole school board approves sales tax project list, hopes to overhaul 17 campuses
Seventeen Seminole County schools will get major work done on their campuses, including the replacement and renovation of older buildings, if voters renew the county’s one-cent infrastructure sales tax in November. The Seminole County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a list of projects that would be paid for with tax money.