Category: Education
Daily Outtakes: Yenor, SACR and Creating Chaos
UWF and our economy may become collateral damage in a much larger play to destroy our democratic institutions to suit SACR and Yenor’s political agenda.
Top Reads & Listens for week ended Feb. 1, 2025
University of West Florida students, faculty, and alums are concerned about UWF’s future. The community and those outside the area have begun to pay attention.
Who is Christa Hazel? Daughter of famous FBI agent
Christa Hazel is the daughter of legendary FBI agent Wayne Manis, who Jude Law plays in the movie “The Order.” He has been featured in FBI-The Untold Stories.
Idaho College’s Battle Against Political Takeover Offers Warning for UWF
Political turmoil at North Idaho College nearly cost its accreditation, as partisan board members created chaos – serving as a warning for UWF.
ECT opens CARE mini-grant applications
Escambia Children’s Trust launches CARE Micro-Grants, offering up to $50k for local youth programs. Apply by March 7 for funding May 2025-April 2026.
UWF Trustees to Get Eyed
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Dara Kam and Jim Turner ©2025 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see…
GOP Power Struggle & UWF’s Fate
A political showdown over the Trump Act could spill over to Pensacola and open a window to save UWF from DeSantis’ plan to make it a Heritage Foundation trophy.
Members First Credit Union debuts scholarship program
Members First Credit Union of Florida is proud to reaffirm its commitment to education by offering scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Originally founded to…
The economic impact of the University of West Florida
The University of West Florida (UWF) has been a significant economic engine for Northwest Florida across multiple economic indicators. UWF contributes approximately $703 million to…
Escambia Public Schools enrollment down
Since the Florida Legislature expanded vouchers. Escambia County’s public school enrollment has dropped by 1,083 students.
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis needs to come here, explain why change UWF
Florida believes that its citizens have a right to address its elected officials. Every city council and county commission has an open forum where the…
What others reported on UWF Trustee meeting
From the News Service of Florida: New Chairman Could Be Sign of UWF Changes By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As…
Daily Outtakes: Dick Baker embodies intent of UWF Board of Trustees
Gov. DeSantis’ bloc rejected the University of West Florida’s longest-serving trustee, Dick Baker, for chair and vice chair of the UWF Board of Trustees. Baker…
Yenor elected UWF Board of Trustees chair (updated)
Controversial University of West Florida Trustee Scott Yenor was elected board chairman by an 8-5 vote over local leader Dick Baker. However, the good news…
Daily Outtakes: UWF Board of Trustees meets @10 am
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees meets at 10 a.m. today via Zoom. You can watch it on Zoom or with this link…
Guess which of these finalist will be next FAU president
We have been told Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees had to pledge to vote for the governor’s…
Outtakes—Déjà Vu All Over Again [podcast]
In this week’s “Outtakes,” I discuss what I fear may be an orchestrated takeover of the University of West Florida. Because of the cold front…
Daily Outtakes: Heritage Foundation scripts Education policies
In Washington, D.C., the Heritage Foundation has become the ultimate political Cupid. Their matchmaking strategy has transformed them from a traditional think tank into the…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola cares about UWF
The most read posts on the blog this week concerned the future of the University of West Florida. Has Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chosen his…
Podcast: Save Our UWF
Let’s talk about the University of West Florida Board of Trustees – what it’s about, and what’s going to happen on Thursday, Jan. 23. I…
