By Whitney Elfstrom and Jeffrey Waitkevich When the St. Petersburg campus learned in January that the Legislature was considering abolishing its accreditation, the news landed like a bombshell. In both
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By Emily Wunderlich A student-led petition opposing the bill that would end USF St. Petersburg’s separate accreditation has drawn only 150 signatures. But its author, junior marketing major Mariah McQueen,
By Jeffrey Waitkevich Several St. Petersburg officials are now calling for legislators to pump the brakes on a bill that would abolish the separate accreditations of USF St. Petersburg and
By Mariah McQueen Some people think that the controversial bill containing language that would unravel USF St. Petersburg’s separate accreditation is a foregone conclusion. But I refuse to do nothing
By Whitney Elfstrom At several points around campus last week, The Crow’s Nest front page bearing the banner headline “Genshafted again?” was on prominent display. One was taped to the
In an email sent out to University of South Florida leaders Jan. 23, USF System President Judy Genshaft publicly addressed her stance on House Bill 423, the proposed legislation that
It came out of the blue last week. Powerful legislators want to roll back history and end USFSP’s independent accreditation. What would that mean? No one – not administrators, not
Above photo: Students from all three USF system campuses were tasked with lobbying Florida legislators in February 2017. Michael Moore Jr. | The Crow’s Nest What’s all the fuss I’m
By Jeffrey Waitkevich Interim Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock sought faculty and staff opinions at a Friday forum while keeping hush about his own. “I have my own thoughts about this,
By Michael Moore Jr. Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, is officially the sponsor of a bill that would utterly change the landscape of the University of South Florida system. However, it’s