Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee energizes formerly disinterested

The university sought dismissal on grounds that stopping protests would have infringed on First Amendment rights.

As part of a wide-ranging proposal that would be the first of its kind in college athletics, Howard’s Kenny Blakeney is seeking investors for a 33 percent stake in the Bison.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education news roundup about what the committee is tasked with deciding about the building’s future.

After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster. Post-tenure reviews aren’t a new phenomenon in higher education. The American Association of University Professors has had a stance on them going back to 1983, and in 1999 it released a report saying they should be for “faculty development” and not “undertaken for the purpose of dismissal.”

A former executive for 3M on the importance of asking questions instead of making statements, and how to build teams that have a little friction.