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Higher Education in Florida
Changes at the top of Florida's historically black colleges
It's a time of new leadership.
Edward Waters College, Jacksonville
Former Jacksonville sheriff Nat Glover recently completed his first full year as the 29th president of Edward Waters College, a job he took on an interim basis in 2010 before it was made permanent in February 2011. Glover, a Waters graduate, helped stabilize the institution’s finances. In Glover, the school has a champion well connected in Jacksonville and able to woo donations from business leaders. He also has a plan to build enrollment at Waters, which had financial troubles and difficulty getting reaccredited several years ago. Glover also wants to add majors and new buildings.
Nat Glover [Photo: Kelly Jordan/The Florida Times-Union] |
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Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
James Ammons [Photo: Pil Coale/AP Photo] |
Enrollment | ||
College | 2010 | 10-Year Change |
FAMU | 13,277 | +9.2% |
Bethune-Cookman | 3,577 | +30.0 |
Florida Memorial | 1,881 | -5.2 |
Edward Waters | 769 | -22.0 |
Source: Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, Florida Board of Governors |