
Divya Kumar
Higher Education Reporter at Tampa Bay Times
✍🏾 Higher ed @TB_Times, in partnership with @opencampusmedia. Before: @columbiajourn, @ABCInvestigates Intern, @USFOracle EIC. Email: [email protected].
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1 week ago |
opencampus.org | Divya Kumar
The Florida Board of Governors approved two new university presidents and one interim president during a meeting Wednesday that had a vastly different tenor from a meeting just weeks ago. In early June, the Board of Governors voted downSanta Ono as University of Florida president despite unanimous approval by UF’s board.
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tampabay.com | Divya Kumar
The Florida Board of Governors approved two new university presidents and one interim president during a meeting Wednesday that had a vastly different tenor from a meeting just weeks ago. In early June, the Board of Governors voted down Santa Ono as University of Florida president despite unanimous approval by UF’s board.
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uniondemocrat.com | Divya Kumar
Dozens of graduates and parents stopped Lawson Boeth on his way into the Florida State Fairgrounds, asking why the soon-to-be Newsome High School graduate already had his diploma in hand before the ceremony. He didn’t have much time to stop and explain. It wasn’t his: It was for his brother Walter, who died in 2020 at 16. “If he was alive, I would never do anything nice for him,” he quipped, joking that he wondered if his brother would have even graduated.
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centrotampabay.com | Divya Kumar
Tras semanas de escrutinio por parte de funcionarios estatales sobre libros escolares, la Junta Escolar del Condado de Hillsborough siguió enfrentando reacciones negativas de la comunidad durante una reunión de cinco horas, debido a cómo manejaron el asunto. Durante la sesión del martes, la junta también aprobó -sin discusión alguna- que su directora académica pasara a ocupar un nuevo cargo como oficial ejecutiva de estándares profesionales en el departamento de recursos humanos.
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tampabay.com | Divya Kumar
After weeks of scrutiny over books from state officials, the Hillsborough County School Board continued to face backlash during a five-hour long meeting from community members over how they handled the issue. During a meeting Tuesday, the board also approved without any discussion that its chief academic officer would be moved to an executive officer for professional standards in human resources.
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