Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed five new members to the board overseeing the University of West Florida in Pensacola, including two people affiliated with The Heritage Foundation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed five members to the University of West Florida’s board of trustees Monday, adding two controversial higher-ed reformers to the body that oversees the Pensacola public university.

Scott Yenor has zeroed in on the real problem of higher education: That it is populated by too many women who should be off making babies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis this week announced the appointment of five new members to the UWF Board of Trustees, including several conservative activists. The move has prompted concern among some faculty and alumni.

Despite UWF being a top performer in the state, DeSantis' office said the appointments would "break the status quo and help refocus the university on the core mission of education."

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced the appointment of five people to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. The appointments of Paul Bailey, Gates Garcia, Adam Kissel, Scott Yenor and Chris Young must still be confirmed by the Florida Senate.

Pensacola Beach lifeguards will get a pay hike, Pensacola Beach Public Safety decided. According to officials, the starting rate for seasonal lifeguards has been increased to $19.76. The increase from $18.

The University of West Florida ( UWF) has a new top administrator overseeing research and engagement at the Panhandle campus. UWF announced this week that Jerry Lin was named associate vice president of research administration and engagement.

The appointments to the public university in Florida’s western panhandle come two years after DeSantis tapped six new board members to oversee New College of Florida, in what critics say was a hostile political takeover of the small progressive school.

The move comes exactly 2 years after he replaced much of the New College Board of Trustees with more conservative members.

Florida reported its highest ever high school graduation rate for the 2023-24 academic year at 89.7%, continuing a string of increases interrupted only by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pasco County led the state’s largest districts,

UF professors are taking legal action against Gov. Ron DeSantis and other education officials over the state’s “Stop WOKE Act” law and other DEI restrictions