Category: Education
How will the UWF Board handle the presidential search?
We have two recent examples of how Trustees have handled presidential searches; each has taken a very different approach. In February, the University of South…
Manny Díaz Jr. Emerges as Frontrunner for UWF Presidency
Manny Díaz Jr., Florida’s current Commissioner of Education, is reportedly the leading candidate to become the next president of the University of West Florida following…
Don Gaetz commends Saunders for leaving “in Triumph”
State Sen. Don Gaetz sent out this message after learning of University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders’ resignation: Dr Saunders is an exceptional…
Step-by-step on the Zach Attack
In his first appearance as a University of West Florida Board of Trustees member, Trustee Zach Smith wasted no time making his presence felt at…
Breaking: UWF President Dr. Martha Saunders resigns
Dr. Martha Saunders sent this to UWF faculty and students at 10:26 a.m.: When I returned to the University of West Florida as president, it…
Santa Rosa Rookie of Year: Sara McPherson
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Sara McPherson, a CTE instructor at Navarre High School, as the 2025 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year during…
The Plot to Fire Martha Saunders
In reviewing the events of the past week, it is clear that Gov. Ron DeSantis and his minions want to get rid of University of…
New UWF Trustees take off the gloves, ‘ambush’ Dr. Saunders
On May 8, the University of West Florida (UWF) Board of Trustees held a special meeting to discuss the university’s strategic plan and other important…
Florida has 16 nursing programs on probation, not UWF
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to improve the state’s poor performance on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) by implementing harsher penalties for…
The Federalist attacks Florida House over UWF
Misleading Claims About Florida Politics Joy Pohlman, executive editor of The Federalist and self-described “grateful graduate of Hillsdale College,” recently attacked Florida House Speaker Danny…
Daily Outtakes: Tell PNJ the UWF Trustee Controversy is ‘Far from Over’
While the Pensacola News Journal declared last week that the controversy concerning Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees…
Trustee Zach Smith and the Heritage Foundation
When Zach Smith appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education to be approved as Pensacola State College trustee, he was asked about his…
Pensacola celebrates Galvez this week
The City of Pensacola is celebrating the legacy of General Bernardo de Gálvez in a series of events this week. Please see the following schedule…
Florida DOGE vs. UWF: The Truth Behind the ‘Gotcha Moment’
Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) announced what they called their first “Gotcha moment” in their ongoing effort…
Daily Outtakes: Finally we talk about Pensacola’s childcare crisis
At his April 29 press conference, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced plans to host a community-wide summit at the end of May focused on solving…
Gotcha! DeSantis and his DOGE target UWF grant UPDATE
UWF issued this statement: “The University is currently looking into this. This grant was originally awarded in 2017, with the most recent renewal awarded in…
ECT/CRA debate delayed to 5/15: Cameras or Youth Internships
Last night, the Escambia County Commission held an hour-long discussion about the Escambia Children’s Trust waiver request that highlighted fundamental questions about how we best…
Sea Turtle Nesting Season begins today
Sea turtle nesting season officially kicked off today, May 1, with Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program volunteers beginning their daily morning patrols on Pensacola…
Daily Outtakes: Carrying the Scars of Child Abuse
April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when communities nationwide unite to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect while promoting strategies to create…
Northwest Florida author and illustrator launch Sea Turtle book with May 3 party on Pensacola Beach
As sea turtle nesting season begins, Northwest Florida writer Jim McClellan and Apalachicola-based illustrator Dr. Lynn Wilder have teamed up to create a new children’s…
