Florida's public university students would benefit overall if they were required to have health insurance, but that would raise the cost of going to school for students who now lack coverage by 5 to 7 percent, legislative analysts said in a report Friday. ...more

December 12, 2009

The 81-year-old founder of Florida's prepaid college program trekked back to the Capitol on Thursday to plead with lawmakers not to allow six state universities to raise their tuition. ...more

March 20, 2009

Students seeking a degree in pharmacology soon will be able to get one from the University of South Florida, according to a plan approved by the university system's Board of Governors. ...more

January 30, 2009

Florida families likely will have to open up their wallets wider when they pay their college tuition bills next fall, even if they have a state-paid scholarship that long has covered the costs. ...more

November 21, 2008

Where else on Earth can you find a "sod cemetery," or a stadium divided straight down the middle with nobody's colors outside the lines? ...more

November 8, 2008

Sometimes little birdies need a shove to leave the nest, and University of Florida President Bernie Machen might have just the ticket. ...more

September 20, 2008

Like many Americans, I am experiencing my own recession. ...more

February 1, 2008

Florida universities are considering layoffs, tightening admissions and raising tuition because of the state's budget crisis. Meanwhile, state leaders are giddy about their $118 million incentive package that lured an outpost lab from the Oregon Health & Science University to Port St. Lucie. ...more

January 27, 2008

It's on days like this, when the sports pages are splattered with accusations of drug use and you're sick of the whole business, you need someone like Joe Girardi. ...more

December 14, 2007

It's on days like this, when the sports pages are splattered with accusations of drug use and you're sick of the whole business, you need someone like Joe Girardi. ...more

December 14, 2007