USF Tampa needs continued progress on faculty diversity
USF Tampa has a solid record of success when it comes to diversity and inclusion for students of color. University figures show, however, that there’s...
U.S. Education Secretary sets bad example
On Oct. 25 the U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was fined $100,000 by a federal judge for contempt of court because of the Department of...
Vaping investigations are wrong path to reform
On Oct. 16, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that Florida would begin investigating 22 different companies under suspicion of advertising e-cigarette products to minors....
New immigration bill threatens undocumented, international students
On Oct. 25, Tampa Bay area state senators Tom Lee (R-Thonotosassa) and Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) introduced legislation that would mandate all employers check prospective employees’...
Microplastic in Tampa highlight global crisis
Researchers found over four billion pieces of microplastic in the Tampa Bay in a July 2019 study from USF St. Pete and Eckerd College. This...