Florida's 11 public universities would have the power to raise tuition rates, now among the nation's lowest, up to 15 percent a year until they reach the national average under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday. ...more

February 18, 2009

The University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 16, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 15, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of grants, loans, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 5, 2009

It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drain on utilities. ...more

November 11, 2008

It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drag on utility costs. ...more

November 10, 2008

University of South Florida trustees will soon consider making students pay a fee to help bankroll technology upgrades. ...more

November 7, 2008

University of South Florida trustees will soon consider a fee students must pay out of their own pockets to help bankroll technology upgrades. ...more

November 6, 2008

If there was any doubt that Florida's universities are in trouble, Dean Colson, Gov. Charlie Crists's adviser on higher education, erased it in these remarks to the Florida Board of Governors and university trustees in August: ...more

October 12, 2008

Most parents make sure all the T's are crossed and the I's dotted before sending their children off to college. ...more

August 17, 2008