The new Annual Security report by FIUPD shows that University crime rates have been slightly dropping in recent years, despite the growth in student population.
A handful of academic programs are under the Board of Governors’ magnifying glass-- each at risk of losing funding if they do not increase the number of degrees they award and the number of students who are placed in jobs after one year.
The state’s public universities will now have its state funding scrutinized and re-assessed under a new performance based model recently adopted by the Board of Governors.
For some students, college life consists of beer pong, gym time and lectures, but what about the students with live-in extracurricular activities, i.e., children?
Florida will surpass New York in population and this growth is driven by youth, creating competition for students in both resources and the job market.
In a national study of more than 1.2 million 2013 high school graduates, only 36 percent chose a major that was a “good fit” based on their interests while 32 percent selected a major that was considered a “poor fit.”
