Florida Colleges

The proposal from the Florida Department of Education would require state colleges to check all students admitted into an institution are citizens or legally allowed to be in the country. It would affect 28 public state colleges.

Opponents question whether the Department of Education has the authority to make the rule change. A hearing is scheduled for May 14.

It's the latest move in the war the state has been waging for years against sociology as a discipline.

James Annarelli has served the college community for 36 years in various roles. He'll retire on June 30, 2027, according to a release.

The money will go toward the LINE program, which provides scholarships and financial assistance.

On Thursday's "Florida Matters: Live & Local," Politico's Florida education reporter, Andrew Atterbury, broke down the governor's recent comments on H-1B visas.

Some students are fixing their FAFSA forms or awaiting aid packages with little time to decide to which college they'll commit.

Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, criticized universities for incentivizing participation in the survey in a social media post to X on Wednesday.

The latest round of a controversial state survey of Florida college and university students includes a slew of new questions probing how their political views have affected relationships on campus – and whether it’s hard to be friends with people who have voted for Joe Biden or Donald Trump.

State law restricted the use of public funds for Diversity Equity and Inclusion Programs on college and university campuses. Several higher education institutions have begun phasing out those initiatives.

The African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida is looking for an aspiring or established Black business leader to give a full-ride scholarship to Florida Technical College.

Gov. Ron DeSantis directed universities to "deactivate" chapters of the group "Students for Justice in Palestine." The ACLU says he can't do that.