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More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program.

New College of Florida plans to divert $2.5 million from its auxiliary housing fund to help build a new baseball field, despite the campus facing an ongoing student housing shortage.

The controversial new Introduction to Sociology textbook, created by the state of Florida to meet its new academic restrictions, is missing entire chapters like Race and Ethnicity, Global Inequality and Gender, Sex and Sexuality, WLRN found.

During a virtual meeting Friday, the Florida Board of Governors unanimously confirmed Moez Limayem to be USF's ninth president. University officials say he'll start early next year.

USF's plan to turn their Claw golf course into the Fletcher District — a destination for students, faculty and staff — continues to move forward.

The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the 12 state universities, met in Tampa. Members discussed the contents of a state audit measuring the efficiency of each school.

A USF spokesman said, "The BOG informed USF that the November meeting agenda is full, but they look forward to considering Dr. Limayem’s confirmation at the next available meeting."

The final stamp of approval for the former USF dean will come from the Florida Board of Governors during its Nov. 6 meeting.

Current University of North Florida President Moez Limayem is USF's sole finalist. He was dean of the USF Muma College of Business from 2012-2022.

Landry will earn a base salary of $2 million plus benefits, with the ability to earn an additional $500,000 in performance pay.

Donald Landry, whose term is set to begin Sept. 1, must be confirmed by the state university system’s Board of Governors next month.

A new accreditor would have to be approved by the federal government. But it could ultimately mean big changes for universities and their professors and students.