By Scott Travis January 18, 2012 12:50 PM Some students say the board that oversees Florida’s public universities doesn’t represent them. A group called the Florida Alliance for Student Action is protesting outside the Board of Governors meetings in Tallahassee Wednesday and Thursday. The alliance, made up of students at universities throughout the state, say [...]
Florida Board of Governors investigates FAMU hazing
November 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Scott Travis November 30, 2011 03:21 PM Florida A&M University is facing increased scrutiny over the hazing death of Marching Band 100 member Robert Champion. The Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, is now investigating how university administrators handled reports of hazing before Champion’s death and whether they could have done [...]
Nick Arison to step in for Heat at NBA Board of Governors
September 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 5:59 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2011 MIAMI— In his first prominent appearance since being named chief executive officer of the Miami Heat in July, Nick Arison will represent the team at Thursday’s NBA Board of Governors meeting in Dallas. While the release announcing Arison’s promotion said his father, [...]