The Florida State University System’s Board of Governors is about to approve massive cuts to general education courses, those that almost all students begin with when they enter our prestigious colleges and universities, regardless of what degree they seek. These changes will disrupt the normal academic timeline of students, limit their ability to understand and impact their world, and leave them unprepared for the modern job market.
This is the result of SB 266, signed into law in 2023, which prioritizes the Governor’s political agenda over the academic expertise of Florida’s educators, a body of knowledge and experience many decades in the making. SB 266 compromises the futures of our students while shamefully damaging the reputation of higher education in Florida.