Education

Florida Polytechnic University ranked best among Southern public colleges in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list.

USF is the fastest-rising university over the past decade, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges rankings. 

The Pinellas Education Foundation has announced a $100,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase to fund teacher externships at local businesses.

The University of South Florida Presidential Search Committee is set to have its first meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 15. 

The University of South Florida is welcoming the school’s largest, most academically accomplished and diverse freshmen class in the institution’s history.

The Florida Board of Governors has confirmed Rhea Law as the University of South Florida’s interim president.

The Florida Surplus Lines Association (FSLA) announces a $30,000 endowment fund to USF’s School of Risk Management and Insurance, supporting a $1,000 annual scholarship.

The U.S. Department of Education will award the University of South Florida a $437,469 grant to support student veterans, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced Friday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Fredrick “Rick” Piccolo to the University of South Florida Board of Trustees, pending approval by the State Senate.

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees appointed Rhea Law as the school’s interim president Monday.

Tampa Rep. Susan Valdés will hold her 16th annual drive-thru school supply giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 7. 

Analytics Insight Magazine has named Florida Polytechnic University’s Data Science and Business Analytics Department to their 2021 list of the 10 Most Prominent Analytics Institutes.

The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office is holding its 6th Annual “Two Good Soles” drive, collecting new shoes and socks for local students and families in need.

It’s back-to-school time already! As school begins, is academic tutoring or test prep needed for your child? Waiting until a student is behind in classes or cramming for SAT can result in lower scores.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Lauran Monbarren to the University of South Florida’s Board of Trustees, pending confirmation by Florida’s Republican-led Senate.

University of South Florida President Steven Currall is retiring Aug.2, he announced Monday.

The University of South Florida is developing a first of its kind database that will help streamline the process for students transferring from other Florida colleges.

The Pinellas Education Foundation’s Summer Career Acceleration Program is returning fully in 2021, after a limited year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The USF Board of Trustees approved the plan, titled “A Blueprint for a Bold Future: Where Academic Excellence and Opportunity Converge,” reinforcing the growing school’s commitment to communities and establishing initiatives reflecting USF’s many strengths.

Former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford will serve as the new chair of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees after a unanimous board selection.

Your chances of getting an interview are good when your skills and experience closely match those listed in the job description.

She won’t be the first Black female astronaut in space — that honor goes to Mae Jemison, who flew on the Endeavour in 1998.

If “unicorn slime” sounds like your kind of fun, tune in to the new Netflix program hosted by MIT-educated engineer Emily Calandrelli.

Do your own emotional and intellectual labor, including processing what those terms mean.

Students from the Arts Conservatory for Teens (ACT) performed with such passion and talent at the group’s recent fundraiser that the early morning crowd kept getting on its feet and clapping along.

Until last year, unsafe sleep was the leading preventable cause of death for children under age 6 in the Tampa Bay area. But that changed last year when 18 children accidentally drowned – four more deaths than those caused by unsafe sleep.