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Florida Educators Propose A 30 Percent Tuition Hike For Universities
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – Two Florida educators are calling on Governor Rick Scott to raise tuition prices to fill the state’s massive budget hole. But it’s the 30 percent increase that has students and...
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Legislature Has Authority To Set Tuition Rates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami.com) – College students hoping to keep the state legislature from setting tuition rates were dealt a setback Wednesday. A unanimous opinion from the 1st District Court of...
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USF Polytechnic Taking Steps To Become Independent University
LAKELAND (CBS4/NSF) – A 12th state university in Florida may be on the horizon after the Board of Governors approved a set of benchmarks for the University of South Florida Polytechnic Wednesday night....
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Students Rally Against College Tuition Increases
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Scores of students from Florida’s 11 public universities rallied in front of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee urging lawmakers to stop annual tuition increases. They...
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State Supreme Court To Rule On University Tuition Increases
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Who has the authority to set fees and increase tuition at the state’s universities? The Legislature or the state’s Board of Governors. That decision is now up to the Florida...
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Gov. Scott Vetoes Bill To Hike College Tuition
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4/NSF) – To the delight of students struggling to pay for college, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed the University of Florida and Florida State University to...
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Board Votes To Increase Florida Universities’ Tuition
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) – Florida’s Board of Governors voted Thursday that the state’s public universities should be allowed to raise their tuition. Students will face tuition increases of 9 percent to...
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FIU Tuition Now The Highest Among State Universities
WEST MIAMI-DADE (CBS4/AP) — It will now be a lot more costly for students to attend a popular Miami-Dade County university. Due to increases approved by the Board of Governors, Florida International...
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Board Of Governors Confirms Robinson As FAMU Interim President
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — The Florida Board of Governors confirmed the selection of Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President Larry Robinson as the interim head of FAMU. His appointment to...
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NHL Lockout Set For Saturday
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Panthers are coming off a division winning season and have real momentum for the future of a franchise that has been an also-ran in recent years. But, that enthusiasm may...
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Gov. Scott Task Force OKs Determining Tuition By Degree Sought
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — An agreement has been reached by an education task force assembled by Gov. Scott regarding how to lower tuition costs. The agreement, reached on Thursday by Gov. Scott’s Blue...
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Gov. Scott To Universities: Stop Hiking Tuition
SARASOTA (CBSMiami/AP) — In an effort to keep tuition costs down, Gov. Scott plans to tie state universities’ money to how well they do on helping students get a job. Scott made that point clear during...
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Board To Discuss Improvements At FAMU
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – The state’s Board of Governors will meet Wednesday and Thursday at Florida A&M University to discuss improvements being made on the campus. State University Chancellor...
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Some Fla. College Grad. Rates Deemed Unacceptable
FORT MYERS (CBSMiami/AP) — While some schools have shown progress, the new chairman of the Florida Board of Governors said graduation rates at some Florida universities were unacceptable. Mori Hosseini...
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Performance Could Alter University Funding
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Lawmakers will consider a plan this spring that would fund the state’s 12 universities based in part on performance, a move that could see some universities lose money and...
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Lawyers File Petition To Boost Bar Dues To Aid The Poor
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A coalition of attorneys, including former Supreme Court Justice Raoul Cantero, filed a petition Monday with the state’s top court seeking to hike fees on lawyers to help...
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FSU, UF Get New Presidents, Thrasher To Resign Senate
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Two of Florida’s top universities have new presidents tasked with improving each schools’ national rankings. The state university...
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Scott Pitches $65 Million In Help For College Students
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Gov. Rick Scott continued Thursday to roll out his budget proposal for the coming year, pitching a nearly $65 million plan to reduce the cost...
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University System Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Florida’s university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns on campus. A joint statement from the university...
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Campus Gun Bill Gets Approval In Senate Committee
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – People with concealed-firearms licenses could carry guns at state colleges and universities, under a proposal narrowly approved Monday by a...
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