Saint Leo University

Burkee is currently the president at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri and has a long history of leadership positions in higher education, as well as experience as a history professor.

The cohort of 12 helped shape the new program, which was launched four years ago to address the state's critical nursing shortage.

Ed Dadez, Saint Leo's president since 2022, cited personal reasons. His last day is Feb. 14.

The program will be offered online starting in the fall for students coming from a bachelor’s degree in the engineering and technology field.

The funding will provide 200 participants a no-cost pathway to become an educator.

The university will close several education centers in Florida and three other states while discontinuing six NCAA Division II athletic programs. The moves will eliminate 111 faculty and staff positions.

Rabbi A. James Rudin has spent much of his life helping to develop respect and understanding among faiths. On Sunday, he will be the third American rabbi bestowed with the Papal Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

In a statement, Saint Leo says its plan was not approved by a governing board, and the schools decided to "part ways amicably."

The expansion will unite Saint Leo University and Marymount Caifornia University under the Saint Leo name.

Here are the Thanksgiving and spring semester plans of private universities and colleges around the Tampa Bay region.

While the polls from Saint Leo University and the University of North Florida report similar findings, poll directors are offering differing opinions on if Amendment 2 will gain the support it needs to pass.

U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the nation's colleges and universities are out, and many Florida schools showed strong performances.