The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors moved forward with plans to start a new accreditor. But the board has questions about how it will work. The Florida Board of Governors voted Friday afternoon to create a controversial new accrediting agency, in coordination with five other state university systems. The decision came after about an hour of heated discussion between board members and the State University System of Florida’s chancellor regarding details of the plan.

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12.07.2025

Senate Rejects Trump’s Cuts to NSF, Other Science Agencies

The Senate committee also protected the National Weather Service staff from mass layoffs. But a fight over the FBI has left the bill in limbo. Signs that Congress intends to push back on the Trump administration’s wholesale slashing of federal budgets emerged during a Senate meeting Thursday that kicked off the annual appropriations process.

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12.07.2025

George Mason Faces 2 Title VI Investigations

George Mason University in Virginia is under investigation for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Department of Education announced Thursday. Multiple university professors reportedly filed complaints that the institution “illegally uses race and other immutable characteristics in university policies, including hiring and promotion,” according to the news release.

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13.07.2025

Peer Instruction Doesn’t Help Underprepared Students

Peer support can increase students’ engagement in a course, but one study found that peer instruction didn’t result in better grades or content knowledge for learners. Introductory STEM courses serve as a gatekeeper for students interested in majors or careers in STEM fields, and students from less privileged backgrounds are often less likely to succeed in those courses.

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Despite Reservations, Florida BOG Approves New Accreditor

Senate Rejects Trump’s Cuts to NSF, Other Science Agencies

George Mason Faces 2 Title VI Investigations

Peer Instruction Doesn’t Help Underprepared Students

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