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In a state where higher ed is under considerable pressure from lawmakers, one institution’s faculty members worry that their representative prefers collaboration instead of combat.

“Until recently, faculty saw themselves as part of the success of the system,” a USF professor said.

The governing board endorsed on Wednesday a process for post-tenure review that creates a uniform method for dismissals across the 12-campus State University System.

The tenure-review portion of a Florida Senate bill has generated controversy, as opponents contend that review processes already exist — and that the review revamp sends the wrong message to university faculty members.

The state university system's Board of Governors' new regulation requires faculty members to undergo post-tenure reviews every five years.

A vote by the Florida Board of Governors Wednesday will now require tenured teachers at state-run colleges to undergo re-evaluations every five years.

Corcoran will lead the Sarasota liberal arts university through September 2024 if a permanent president isn’t named before then.

Corcoran will lead the Sarasota liberal arts university through September 2024 if a permanent president isn’t named before then.

The USF College of Education was awarded a $1 million grant by the Florida Department of Education to develop a new series of oral history resources that will be used by educators, school districts and the public as part of Florida’s revised civics education curriculum.