State University System
Plea Deals In FAMU Hazing Case Raise Questions About Whether Charges Will Stick
WFSU
Four people have reached plea deals in the 2011 hazing death of a Florida A & M University Drum Major and all have settled for less than the maximum penalties of their charges. Experts say hazing is a crime that has proved difficult for prosecutors, but some say they expect others charged in the FAMU case to see stiffer penalties as a trial date nears…
UCF med-school grads are ambassadors
Orlando Sentinel
On Friday, 36 students from the University of Central Florida‘s College of Medicine’s charter class will graduate.
$6 Brochures Help Steer Latinos To Premium Universities
Fox News Latino
Most kids who are high academic achievers but come from low-income families aren’t applying to schools like Harvard or Columbia University, or even the University of Florida…
St. Petersburg co-op welcomes wide range of bike devotees
Tampabay.com
Across town, the student government at University of South Florida St. Petersburg recently voted to allow up to $11,200 from student fees for a bike sharing program after years of lobbying from campus sustainability groups…
SPECIAL SECTION: FL Inspector General’s Report on State College President Pay
Round Up of Compensation Reax & Coverage:
Pay for college presidents vary widely
Bay News 9
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
Bradenton Herald
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
Businessweek
State review looks at college president perks
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Florida College Presidents’ Compensation Ranges From $143866 to …
FlaglerLive.com
Inspector General recommends limits to pay for college presidents
Florida Times-Union
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
Gainesville Sun
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
MiamiHerald.com
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
MSN Money
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
Naples Daily News
Report: PBSC’s Gallon has among highest perks among peers
Palm Beach Post
Florida college presidents given big perks
Pensacola News Journal
Scott releases a report on state college presidential pay plans
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SCF president’s pay ranks in middle, report finds
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Salaries Of Florida College Presidents Under Scrutiny
StateImpact Florida
9 Florida colleges violate law on severance pay for presidents …
Sun-Sentinel
College Presidents’ Pay Wide-Ranging, Report Finds
Sunshine State News
SPC president pay tops among local institutions
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Review questions salaries for state college presidents in Florida
Tampabay.com
College presidents’ pay varies widely
The Florida Current
College presidents’ perks put into report
The News-Press
Pay, perks for Florida’s college presidents comes under scrutiny
TCPalm
Probe Uncovers Illegal Payouts At Some Florida Colleges
WCTV
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
WFLX
State Inspector General Recommends Limits On State College President’s Pay
WJCT NEWS
GCSC President Salary Among the Lowest in the State
WMBB
Area colleges split on report calling for change in President’s pay
WOKV
Fla. college presidents given expensive perks
WPEC
Florida college presidents making millions in salaries and …
WPTV
State College System
Staff cuts underway to plug $9 million hole in FSCJ budget
Florida Times-Union
Layoffs, pay cuts and expense trimming are underway at the Florida State College at Jacksonville, where its leaders are working to plug a projected $9 million shortfall with an overall 6 percent cut to its budget…
Decision day looming on PBSC Loxahatchee Groves suit
Palm Beach Post
… to respond to a lawsuit which compelled the town clerk to show why the controversial Palm Beach State College campus issue shouldn’t come to a vote.
Independent Colleges and Universities
Saint Leo University to Open Center at Sykes Enterprises
The Ledger
A Lakeland business has joined with a private Catholic university to set up an onsite education center to allow employees and local residents to work on associate or bachelor’s degrees. Saint Leo University, located about 30 miles north of Tampa, will offer courses at the Sykes Enterprises Inc. contact center location at 1044 Griffin Road in Lakeland…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Reed: Why change name, degrees at BCC?
Florida Today
This may be the last time I introduce today’s interview subject as the president of Brevard Community College. No, Dr. Jim Richey isn’t leaving. The institution will change its name this fall to Eastern Florida State College. I asked Richey to explain the name change and new degrees offered by the college. I also asked for his take on Gov. Rick Scott’s challenge for colleges and universities to offer bachelor-degree programs for $10,000…
People on the move
Sun-Sentinel
Kevin Wagner, associate professor and director of graduate studies in Florida Atlantic University‘s Department of Political Science, was chosen to be an academic fellow on the study of terrorism by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C. Wagner will travel to Israel in June for an intensive course on terrorism studies, focusing on how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat. The 2013 program will be conducted at Tel Aviv University, and includes lectures by academics, military and intelligence officials, and diplomats from Israel, Jordan, India and the United States. It also will include “hands-on” experience through visits to police, customs and immigration facilities, military bases, and border zones to learn the practical side of deterring and defeating terrorists.
Former Harbor Branch managing director to receive honorary doctorate
TCPalm
Marilyn C. Link, a pioneering pilot, educator, philanthropist and former managing director of a FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, will receive an honorary doctorate from Binghamton University, State University of New York at its doctoral hooding ceremony on May 17…
Local business briefs: Tilley honored; Cheddar’s hiring
Florida Today
Scott Tilley, Florida Institute of Technology professor of software engineering, was recently named a distinguished lecturer by the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest scientific computing society…
Rep. Frederica Wilson leads immigration forum tonight with Luis Gutierrez
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
The program will be moderated by Ediberto Roman, Professor of Law at Florida International University. “It’s fitting that we’re having this major policy event in Miami—one of the most diverse, immigrant-rich cities in the world…
The Lectern (May 13) – Corvallis Gazette-Times
Corvallis Gazette Times
Martin Kavka of Florida State University will argue that J.K. Rowling offers her readers a more worldly and life-affirming sort of Christianity than previous British fantasy literature had provided.Tuesday…
MDC president to be honored by Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
MiamiHerald.com
Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padrón will be honored next month by the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Jane Austen’s ‘Guide to Thrift’
WPTV
In fifteen years as friends, Dr. Kathleen Anderson and Dr. Susan Jones, two English professors at Palm Beach Atlantic University, have gone bargain hunting together. Now, they’ve combined their love for books and their love for thrift shopping with inspiration from author Jane Austen. The pair has written the book, “Jane Austen’s Guide to Thrift: An Independent Woman’s Advice on Living.”
Conferences should hire more TV execs like Mike Aresco to run conferences
Orlando Sentinel
Instead, [Mike] Aresco and his team have been busy reinventing the University of Central Florida‘s new home, the American Athletic Conference. He wants to make sure the new logos and marks set to circulate over the next few weeks look great on television…
Road-builder bulldozes one of biggest Maya pyramids in Belize; police open …
Washington Post
Arlen Chase, chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida, said, “Archaeologists are disturbed when such things occur, but there is only a very limited infrastructure in Belize that can be applied to cultural heritage management.”
Public University Presidents Are Prospering, Annual Compensation Study Finds
New York Times
…Rounding out the top 10 earners were Jo Ann M. Gora of Ball State University ($984,647); Mary Sue Coleman of the University of Michigan system ($918,783); Charles W. Steger of Virginia Tech ($857,749); Mark G. Yudof of the University of California system ($847,149); Bernard J. Machen of the University of Florida ($834,562); and Francisco G. Cigarroa of the University of Texas system ($815,833)…
Harlem Shake video at South Florida Subway turns sour, dancer suing franchise …
WPTV
“It has been embarrassing because people around the community look at me as if, if I’m a criminal,” said Orlando Guapo, the man who is suing the Subway franchise. Guapo said after he refused to take the video down, he started seeing “wanted” signs posted all over town. The signs featured a picture of Guapo with the word “ATTENTION!” on the top of the poster. Below it read, “If you see this person on our premises please call the authorities! He is trespassing and not allowed to be here. Thanks you for your help, management.” Guapo said he did not want to take the video down because he said he did not break any laws, steal anything or break anything. The 22-year-old, who is in his senior year at the University of South Florida, said since he fears his reputation is being ruined, he is suing on the grounds of defamation…
Republicans head to the polls today
Pensacola News Journal
Lewis Bear Jr., president of the Lewis Bear Co. and chairman of the University of West Florida board of trustees, and his family have steered about $3,500 toward Gray’s campaign.
Noted speaker on autism in Escambia County
WEAR
…Dr. Temple Grandin is one of the most well known people with autism in the world. The best selling author struggled to overcome “Asperger Syndrome” since childhood and has gone on to lead in autism advocacy…She’s in town for the “Flying High with Autism” conference at the University of West Florida and will speak there tomorrow morning.
Releases and Web Stories
Bartoshuk to receive lifetime achievement award
University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida professor Linda Bartoshuk wants you to taste a better tomato. She wants you to taste the best and most delicious tomato you have ever eaten…
How to Predict Stock Returns: Location, Location, Location!
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Forget earnings growth or valuation metrics, investors should use geography when deciding which stocks to buy, sell or short, according to a new research paper to be published next month from the University of Miami.
