Florida Board Of Governors

During a two-hour Board of Trustees meeting, the final decision was made to approve Marva Johnson's salary package. Throughout the meeting, concerns were raised regarding the proposed budget and the justification for the salary plan.

The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s universities, voted 10-6 against Ono, who was most recently president of the University of Michigan.

According to a proposed contract posted on the school's website, Johnson's salary would be making $150,000 more than her predecessor,

Nuñez was Florida's lieutenant governor until she was named interim president in February. She is the sole finalist for the permanent job after a presidential search this month.

It's ahead of a "safety summit" in October so lawmakers will have time to make budget requests for the 2026 legislative session.

Eric Silagy, the former CEO of Florida Power & Light, says the oversight body is tasked with making sure taxpayer dollars are well spent, but he hasn't been briefed on either initiative.

The bill would also establish term limits for members of the State University Board of Governors, the Board of Education, state university boards of trustees and Florida College System boards of trustees.

The Florida university system’s Board of Governors acknowledged the need to provide help so universities can compete against other schools, but money directed toward academics should not be used.

The board which oversees the state’s universities set goals regarding school rankings, number of degrees awarded and graduation rates.

A member of the Florida Board of Governors said it would essentially give the board chairman “veto” power over university search committees’ presidential selections.

Adriana Novoa is a tenured professor at USF who teaches social science classes. The professors said the Legislature unconstitutionally infringed on the authority of the state university system’s Board of Governors.

New College of Florida is in line to receive $1.1 million in what is known as performance-based funding after state university system officials on Wednesday signed off on a "student success plan monitoring report" presented by the school's president, Richard Corcoran.