It was a ribbon-cutting ceremony with a revivalist spirit. About 200 people gathered last week to dedicate the Chloe Coney Urban Enterprise Center and honor the woman for whom the center is named. ...more

March 25, 2009

The following letter to the Tribune was signed by Florida A&M President James H. Ammons, Florida Atlantic University President Frank T. Brogan, Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson G. Bradshaw, Florida International University President Modesto A. Maidique, Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell, New College of Florida President Gordon E. "Mike" Michalson Jr., University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt, University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen, University of North Florida President John A. Delaney, University of South Florida President Judy L. Genshaft and University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense. ...more

March 19, 2009

TECO Energy President and Chief Operating Officer John B. Ramil, a Tampa Palms resident, was honored as the Gulf Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America 2009 Distinguished Citizen. ...more

March 18, 2009

It's dismaying that University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft, at a time when universities are facing major budget cuts, would approve generous bonuses for four high-level, high-salaried employees. ...more

March 13, 2009

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

With one of the world's most notable diabetes researchers on her faculty, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said Wednesday that she is preparing to raise money to build a USF diabetes hospital. ...more

September 11, 2008

Two debutantes were introduced recently at an 1860s-themed ball sponsored by the Augusta Jane Evans Wilson Chapter 2640 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. ...more

July 16, 2008

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute is joining with NFL Hall of Famer and community leader Lee Roy Selmon to promote healthy families and communities. ...more

July 16, 2008

How ironic that in the same week University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft notified the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that USF's campuses in Lakeland and Sarasota would be seeking independent accreditation, the St. Petersburg campus was put on probation for its own accreditation lapses. ...more

July 6, 2008

University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft has the unenviable job of cutting $35.6 million from the university's budget in what's described as the worst fiscal crisis to hit higher education in a generation. ...more

May 23, 2008