Ron DeSantis

Suzanne Sherman is stepping down as Provost at New College of Florida in Sarasota. She was a faculty member at the small liberal arts school for over 30 years.

Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston announced he will retire at the end of the month.

Hampshire College, a 700-student institution in Amherst, Massachusetts, has offered admission to students at Sarasota's New College and is matching their cost of tuition.

Nova Southeastern University was scheduled to host a screening of the locally-produced documentary "The Poison Garden", which delves in racial injustice in South Florida. But the event was canceled after NSU staff raised concerns the film could be too politically provocative.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to question the science and safety behind the vaccines as he has throughout the pandemic, despite data from the CDC that shows the shots are safe and effective.

The administrative legal challenge seeks to force the Florida Department of Education to roll back its media specialist training and follow the language of HB 1467.

Two northeastern universities have gone public with plans to recruit students from New College amid changes to move the liberal institution in a more conservative direction.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida's public colleges and universities a legislative priority.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is opposed to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. So is former President Donald Trump. The issue seems poised to become a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential race.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently held a roundtable with his allies in education to talk about efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from higher education.

Critics said the bill would disadvantage college students when they seek employment after graduation, could endanger accreditation of Florida courses and would stifle academic freedom on campuses.

Open government advocates are ringing alarms about plans that could make it harder to learn what Florida's public officials are doing and to speak against them.