UF & FSU Given Wide Latitude To Raise Tuition
The Florida House of Representatives has approved a plan to give Florida's two major research universities, the University of Florida and Florida State University, wide power to raise tuition.
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The Florida House of Representatives has approved a plan to give Florida's two major research universities, the University of Florida and Florida State University, wide power to raise tuition.
While tuition may be going up in Florida universities, so are enrollment rates.
The University of Florida used to be about competing for national championships, but now, a 7-6 record is good enough to earn you a contract extension.
The University of Florida and Florida State University could soon have the power to set higher tuition rates than the state's other universities.
Another Florida Gators football player has been arrested. Freshman tight end A.C. Leonard was picked up Wednesday night after a domestic dispute allegedly turned violent.
If you're already going through football withdrawal, there's some good news just around the corner as spring football is getting ready to get underway next month.
A University of Florida fraternity has been suspended for hazing and is under investigation by campus police.
fter a substandard year by University of Florida standards, Gators head coach Will Muschamp had to hit the road hard to hold together a probable top 10 recruiting class.
The Florida Gators defensive tackle Leon Orr is behind bars on charges of possession of drugs and paraphernalia.
The University of Florida needed an upgrade at offensive coordinator after the failed Charlie Weis experiment. Wednesday, they got that upgrade from a school that has been the biggest BCS buster of them all.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign may be on its last legs, so a Super PAC that supports Bachmann has cast her in the mold of a much bigger power, former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.
Special teams were Urban Meyer's pet project at Florida, his pride and joy. So he must have smiled when Andre Debose and Chris Rainey made game-changing plays on special teams in the Gator Bowl — even though they came against his future team.
"Beyond Ridiculous." "Tim Tebow pulls off weekly miracle." "Is Tebow God's Quarterback?" That's a small sampling of today's headline hyperbole.
It probably didn't show in the massive crowds that swamped South Florida stores on Thanksgiving, but according to the University of Florida, consumer confidence in the Sunshine State remained poor through November.
Florida quarterback John Brantley finished the worst game of his career in the locker room. His mistakes and his injury keyed Florida State's 21-7 victory Saturday night, the Seminoles' first win in Gainesville since 2003.
It's built up for 364 days a year and Saturday, the Florida State Seminoles will battle in-state rival Florida Gators for a year's worth of bragging rights in the Sunshine State.
Furman wanted more than just a lucrative payout from Florida. What the Paladins got was a dose of big-time playmakers with speed from a BCS powerhouse program.
Kids should probably think twice before they decide to pick on girls who hit puberty early or boys who mature later, according to new research from the University of Florida.
Researchers made a grave discovery—literally— at an old Jacksonville plantation. According to researchers, they found the graves of three adults who were likely born in West Africa and taken as slaves to the plantation in the early 19th century.
While it's still a year away, starting next season the Missouri Tigers will begin playing in the Southeastern Conference's eastern division. That means the Tigers could be making a trip to the Swamp to take on the Gators as early as next year.
Saturday, the Florida Gators will try to break a four-game losing streak by welcoming in the Vanderbilt Commodores to the unfriendly confines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
There's news in the BCS standings that makes it hard to be a resident of the Sunshine State and be an excited college football fan at the same time.
When University of Georgia head coach Mark Richt leads his Bulldogs team on the field Saturday, he'll be coaching against his biggest rival, Florida, and coaching for his career at Georgia.
Miami Dolphins hoping to see Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos can rest easy thanks to the team, Bud Light, Doctors Hospital, and CBS4.
In the middle of pushing to reform higher education, Governor Rick Scott has posted the salaries of Florida's university employees online, and the move is prompting pushback from faculty.
As of Saturday, AAA reported Florida's average diesel fuel price at $5.54 a gallon.
The child was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a trauma alert, according to fire officials.
The man riding the e-bike was rushed to the hospital by the Coral Springs Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry said the gunman took hostages and spoke to negotiators for 40 minutes before he was shot dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
As of Saturday, AAA reported Florida's average diesel fuel price at $5.54 a gallon.
The child was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a trauma alert, according to fire officials.
The man riding the e-bike was rushed to the hospital by the Coral Springs Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
Officials urged drivers to move over or slow down as crews worked to clear the scene.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
Sources close to Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas tell CBS News neither is planning to retire this year.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.