University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft appeared before the board of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute on Thursday with an idea: that USF take control of the center, which resides on the campus of the university. ...more

February 8, 2008

The budget pain afflicting Florida's public universities is just starting. ...more

January 22, 2008

The state Legislature made a mess of the University of South Florida's governance when it granted virtual independence to the St. Petersburg campus. Now USF leaders are about to make the same mistake with the Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland campuses. ...more

January 11, 2008

Neil Kane and his staff had figured out how to rearrange methane gas to create industrial diamonds, but their company couldn't afford to build the highly specialized lab needed for developing such nanotechnology. ...more

January 2, 2008

Why Take Four Years? Regarding "USF Pays Lip Service To Awarding Four-Year Degrees In Four Years" (Our Opinion, Nov. 21): ...more

November 28, 2007

Jan. 2: Gov. Charlie Crist announces Open Government initiative during inaugural address. ...more

November 24, 2007

Tired of operating under a deficit, leaders of the USF Preschool for Creative Learning are hoping to make changes to improve the school's finances. ...more

November 21, 2007

University of Florida football fans may hate this week's matchup with Florida Atlantic. They may wonder why the Gators didn't use the NCAA-approved 12th regular-season game to play a home-and-home matchup against Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame or some other intriguing program. ...more

November 13, 2007

Thirty years and a full-fledged political career separate Gov. Charlie Crist from the student leaders on today's university campuses in Florida, but their views appear to be influencing the governor's stand on a proposed tuition increase at the 11 state universities. ...more

October 21, 2007

State senate leaders have agreed to adopt a plan to link college and university tuition increases annually to the rate of inflation, signaling a willingness by lawmakers to give up some power to set student costs. ...more

October 10, 2007