For the second year in a row, more than half of the students applying to the University of South Florida will be rejected. ...more

March 30, 2009

Applications to the University of South Florida are in line to break another record this year, said undergraduate admissions director Bob Spatig. ...more

March 27, 2009

In June 2005, when softball coach Ken Eriksen signed a five-year contract to remain with the University of South Florida, he was told the Bulls would have a new stadium by 2008. ...more

February 4, 2009

When the state university system's Board of Governors meets next week in Tallahassee, it will consider whether to lift the enrollment caps that have sent rejection rates soaring at its 11 schools. ...more

November 11, 2008

WHAT TO EXPECT This might be the best team Sue Semrau has coached. The Seminoles return four starters and better than 80 percent of the scoring from last year's second-round NCAA Tournament team. ...more

November 9, 2008

A Harvard researcher says students who start at two-year schools are more likely to face obstacles on their way to a diploma. ...more

October 7, 2008

As Florida's public universities reject more applicants and drive them to community colleges, a Harvard researcher said that students who start at two-year schools are more likely to face obstacles on their way to a diploma. In a report for the National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard education Professor Bridget Terry Long writes that students who start at two-year colleges are "significantly less likely" to get a bachelor's degree in six years than students who start at four year schools. ...more

October 6, 2008

The Florida university system's oversight board did not agree to extend the cap on freshman class sizes. A headline in Friday's Metro section indicated otherwise. ...more

September 26, 2008

The numbers are down compared to past years, but the Avon Park swimming and diving teams have plenty of talent. ...more

September 15, 2008

Florida's public universities raised admission standards higher than ever last year, and area high school guidance counselors learned Friday that the bar for entry will go even higher. ...more

September 6, 2008