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The Scoop: Wed. March 19, 2025, Florida and Tampa Bay headlines by WMNF

Round up of WMNF news headlines including private data request probe, term limit proposal, DEI policies, DOGE, and parks reopening.
University of South Florida

The Trump administration is investigating USF and other schools

USF is under investigation for “alleged impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.”
University of Tampa

Feds send civil rights letters to USF, University of Tampa

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act bars schools that receive federal money from discriminating on the basis of race, color and national origin.

The Scoop: Thurs. Mar. 06, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: Measles outbreak, USF rally for climate, bill for phosphate mines, and USAID.
University of South Florida

USF students fight back against Trump’s DEI, FAFSA policies

Students at the University of South Florida (USF) are taking a stand against President Trump’s recent legislation. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is rallying near the Tampa campus on Wednesday to protest what they...
university of south florida

An appeals court approves a class action for a lawsuit over fees during USF’s COVID-19 shutdown

Students seek refunds of fees for services that were not provided because of USF shutdowns after the pandemic hit in 2020.

The Scoop: Weds. Dec 18th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Pinellas commissioners approve bonds for new Rays stadium After a delay, the commissioners have approved the new Rays stadium. It will be a 1.3 billion-dollar stadium. Student organization files lawsuit against USF Students filed a...

The Scoop: Wed. Nov. 13th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

An appeals court will hear a case about restrictions on medical treatment for transgender Floridians  A federal appeals court will hear arguments in January in a battle over Florida’s restrictions on treatments such as puberty...
New College

A massive spending plan for New College of Florida is approved despite concerns

"we're tired, exhausted with the last 15-year history of [New College of Florida] and we want massive changes,” Richard Corcoran said.
People standing with linked arms and holding wooden squares as shields while surrounded by trees.

USF permanently expels student group

A University of South Florida student group has been permanently expelled from all campuses. In an administrative hearing held July 16, the Student Conduct and Ethical Development said the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic...

The Scoop: Wed. August 14th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

League of Women Voters, Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Race, Appeals Court and legislative privilege, USF, and more!
University of South Florida

Professors at UF, USF & New College challenge tenure changes in Florida law

Three professors are challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 Florida law that revised tenure in Florida’s university system.
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