April 29, 2024
Education
A surge in entrepreneurial thinking
All manner of college disciplines — from engineering to the arts — have incorporated entrepreneurship into their teaching.
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Published on 1/28/2015
Two Florida community colleges named 'Top 10' in the nation
Indian River State College in Fort Pierce and Santa Fe College in Gainesville take the honors for Florida.
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Published on 9/4/2014
College grads working for City Year help K-12 students in Florida
The City Year program leaves a big impact, both on students at struggling schools and on the volunteers who help them.
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Published on 8/28/2014
University of Miami is banking on brains
UM's brain tissue bank is a center for research into brain-related disease.
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Published on 8/28/2014
Going overseas for students
Florida schools find students - and revenue - overseas.
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Published on 6/27/2014
Meet Eckerd College President Donald Eastman
Donald Eastman has put his St. Petersburg school back on solid financial footing while emphasizing liberal arts and traditional classroom instruction.
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Published on 5/28/2014
The $10K bachelor's degree
As the price of tuition and fees for a four-year degree at a state university climbs above $24,000, there's no denying the curb appeal of the $10,000 bachelor's degree.
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Published on 5/28/2014
UF takes a crack at cracking the top 10
The Legislature gave the University of Florida $15 million last year to try to push the state's flagship onto the U.S. News list of the top 10 public universities.
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Published on 5/28/2014
UF's online university has become a 'cash cow'
Florida public universities have become national leaders in online education. What's driving the trend?
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Published on 5/28/2014
It's prime time for Florida's newest public university: Florida Polytechnic
Florida Polytechnic University welcomes its first class in August, just two years after its creation.
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Published on 5/28/2014
Florida Polytechnic University selects first president
Florida Polytechnic University's Presidential Search Committee has selected Dr. Randy K. Avent, an accomplished academic leader and current Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Development at North Carolina State University (NC State), to be the University's first president.
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Published on 4/15/2014
Stetson University's student investors beat performance benchmarks
While their parents may not trust them to invest the family's money, students in Stetson University's George Investments Institute are responsible for the program's $3.2-million endowment.
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Published on 3/31/2014
The $159 Diploma
Online and correspondence high schools offer an inexpensive path to a high school credential for dropouts. But state colleges don't recognize many of the online diplomas.
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Published on 2/28/2014
Graduate-level MBA Professors Share Real World Experience
In the classroom, professors make good use of their real world experiences.
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Published on 2/28/2014
A digital education for Florida schools
Florida set an ambitious goal of providing one computer device for each public school student. The state is getting an education.
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Published on 2/28/2014
Going Online for an MBA
Internet-based programs offer flexibility.
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Published on 2/28/2014
University Research Parks in Florida
Florida is home to more university research parks than any other state in the nation. They are an important part of Florida's innovation economy, because they create high-skilled, high-wage jobs, and keep Florida graduates in the state.
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Published on 2/27/2014
Pembroke Pines' charter system gets a lesson in finances
Pembroke Pines' city-operated charter school system has earned a reputation as the premier city-run charter system in the nation...
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Published on 12/17/2013
Core Wars: Why are Floridians objecting to Common Core State Standards?
I confess to being stupefied by the recent outpouring of objection to the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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Published on 12/10/2013
Proving Value - Flagler College to Implement CLA+ Testing
Flagler College is among three Florida universities to use the standardized CLA+ test to measure students' learning.
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Published on 12/6/2013
Private funds, public schools
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida launched a fundraising campaign in April called "Quality Education for All."
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Published on 12/4/2013
Florida Poly, Harris Corporation Announce University's First Industry Partnership
Officials from Florida Polytechnic University and Harris Corporation today gathered to sign the university's first official industry partnership agreement during a special ceremony at Harris' headquarters in Melbourne, Fla.
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Published on 11/14/2013
Inn the money: The new Alfond Inn
Alfond Inn is owned by Rollins College. Profits fund a scholarship program.
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Published on 11/11/2013
CollegeFrog
The recently launched CollegeFrog website matches accounting and finance students with companies looking to hire students and recent graduates.
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Published on 10/24/2013
Making connections work for minority professionals
Lloyd Reshard began learning about putting together resources and people during high school. A guidance counselor advised him to take up a trade to pay his way through college.
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Published on 10/9/2013
