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FAU’s presidential search violated state law and failed to meet audit and compliance regulations, Florida Board of Governors (BOG) Inspector General Julie Leftheris reported of her investigation Thursday during an Audit and Compliance Committee meeting. The BOG and FAU’s Board of Trustees (BOT) met on a conference call to discuss the next presidential search steps...

The Florida University System's Inspector General presented a scathing report on Thursday morning outlining blunders and misconduct by top brass at FAU.

The search for Florida Atlantic University's next president hits another roadblock.

“We had athletes thanking us for this bus, some because they had transportation now and others because their friends who were in wheelchairs now had transportation,” an officer said.

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A new “non-disclosure” requirement is coming into play during Florida Atlantic University’s troubled search for a new leader.

Committee members are divided between DeSantis loyalists who object to the process so far and others who along with donors are ready to move on with three finalists.

Tuesday’s meeting exposed a rift over how some trustees responded to the controversial suspension of FAU's presidential search process at the behest of state leaders.

Florida Republicans are scared of higher education. Colleges. Universities. Known hotbeds of wokery, Marxism, and foreign languages.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from AGB Managing Principal Rod McDavis. FAU began looking for its next president in January when former president John Kelly stepped down in December 2022. On July 7, Board of Trustees (BOT) Chair Brad Levine agreed to suspend the search after State University System of...