Florida schools see an increase in donations in 2016

| 2/9/2017

Florida schools see an increase in donations in 2016

Florida’s colleges and universities brought in $820 million in gifts in 2016, a 7.4 percent increase from 2015’s $764 million, according to data released Tuesday by the Council for Aid to Education. [Source: Palm Beach Post]

Florida reacts to the confirmation of Betsy DeVos

The U.S. Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary on Tuesday, despite questions about her experience and knowledge of education issues. Around the state, Tuesday's confirmation brought quick reaction. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

Charles Reed, former chancellor of the Florida university system, remembered as ‘giant in higher education’

State officials, education leaders, family and friends gathered Friday at Florida State University to remember Charles B. Reed, who died in December after serving 27 years as the leader of two of the largest university systems in the nation. More from the Jacksonville Daily Record and the Times/Herald.

Florida senators move forward with state college changes

A bill that would create a new governance board for state colleges and limit their ability to expand baccalaureate degrees cleared its first Senate committee Monday, although the measure drew plenty of questions. [Source: Gainesville Sun ]

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UF leads nation in black computer science Ph.D. students

Among the nation’s public universities, UF has the largest enrollment for black Ph.D. students in the computer science department. The department has been leading in black Ph.D. student enrollment for years, said Juan Gilbert, the Banks preeminence chair in engineering in the department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. [Source: The Alligator]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› PSC honored for virtual tutoring success [Pensacola News Journal]
This year's Community College Futures Assembly, sponsored by the University of Florida's Institute of Higher Education, named PSC as its 2017 Bellwether Award recipient in its Instructional Programs & Services category.

› USFSM offering continuing ed classes for business, education, nonprofits [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee is reaching out to the community's business, education and non-profit sectors through a series of continuing education courses for working professionals and adult learners.

› Embry-Riddle partners with FireSpring Fund to invest $1 million toward innovation, job growth in Florida [Embry-Riddle News]
FireSpring Fund, a nonprofit accelerator of early-stage technology companies in Central Florida, has been selected by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to receive $1 million to invest in promising new technology companies to help jump-start a thriving Volusia County-based innovation corridor.

› Duval County School District most dangerous in Florida [WJXT]
In the 2014-2015 school year, Duval County had 11,537 total incidents of crime, violence and disruptive behavior. The next closest on the list is Miami-Dade County with 8,854 total incidents.

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