Category: Education
Spears considering run for Escambia School Superintendent
Two-term Escambia Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas may have thought he had an easy path to becoming the district’s first three-term superintendent. Maybe not. Willie…
Gaetz trying to hold charter schools accountable, House could block it
SENATE PILES UP EDUCATION ISSUES IN BILL ..By BRANDON LARRABEE, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate approved a wide-ranging education bill on a nearly…
‘How to Build a Child’s Brain’ author coming March 30
One of the best minds in early learning is coming to Pensacola. Dr. Dana Suskind is the founder and director of the Thirty Million Words…
District report shows why high schools lost a third of their students
School Board member Jeff Bergosh has published a report on why the district’s freshman are leaving Escambia County’s public schools. Last month, Inweekly reported that…
UWF: Replacing Judy
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees has a tough task this year. They must find a replacement for Dr. Judy Bense, who has…
Spelman College Glee Club in Pensacola (video)
The renowned Spelman College Glee Club performed free concerts last night at Pensacola State College and this morning at Pensacola High School. Recognized for its…
UWF Downtown Lecture Series: ‘Radicalism, ISIS and National Security’
The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series hosts Drs. Michelle Williams and Jacob Shively, as they present, “Radicalism, ISIS and National Security,†on March 31. The…
D.W. McMillan Foundation endows UWF nursing program
Yesterday, the University of West Florida Foundation announced a gift commitment by the D.W. McMillan Foundation to the University’s BSN Nursing Program. The $250,000 gift…
UWF College of Business seeks nominations for ethics awards
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary…
Keynotes announced for UWF 2016 Women in Leadership Conference
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently announced Carol Carlan and Dr. Katrice Albert as the two keynote speakers for…
Pensacola State closes at 4 p.m. too
All PSC classes, events, campus activities, online classes, evening classes and the PSC Board of Trustees meeting are cancelled as of 4 p.m. today, Tuesday,…
UWF Notice: All classes and activities cancelled as of 4 p.m.
UWF Notice: All classes and activities cancelled as of 4 p.m. Press release: All UWF classes, events, campus activities and online courses are cancelled as…
UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center expands services
The Military and Veterans Resource Center of the University of West Florida is expanding its Mentoring and Counseling Program as part of ongoing efforts to…
William D. Smart Seminar Series in Chemistry presents John Hartwig at UWF
The University of West Florida and the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will host world-renowned organic and organometallic chemist professor Dr. John Hartwig…
UWF Innovation Institute launches MyCareerShines, online system for Florida students and job seekers
MyCareerShines – Florida’s new career and education planning system – is now available to the vast majority of Floridians in school and the workforce. The…
UWF Historic Trust: ‘2015: An Anniversary Year in U.S. Civil Right’
Dr. Susan Jans-Thomas, director of the University of West Florida Civil Rights Research Lab, presents tonight “2015: An Anniversary Year in U.S. Civil Rights,†in…
Quint Studer offers free workshop on his first day of retirement
Studer Community Institute sent out this press announcement this morning: Join Quint Studer as he kicks off his first day as a full-time volunteer for…
ECSD 2016 Teacher Fair set for Feb. 27
Escambia County School District is hosting a Teacher Fair on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Booker T. Washington High School. Registration begins at 8:30 in the…
Local chosen FDOE Senior Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that Charlie Dicken, who was nominated by Blue Angels Elementary School, has been selected as the Senior Outstanding Volunteer of…
UF researchers present inner workings of Ebola vaccine trial
An experimental vaccine combined with an innovative way of vaccinating people has resulted in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine against the Ebola…
