Florida leaders spoke at the University of Florida to highlight seven of Florida’s public universities being recognized in the Top 100 of U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings.
Gov. Ron DeSantis , State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues and others were on hand in Gainesville. UF ranked seventh in the annual rankings, followed by Florida State University at No. 21, the University of South Florida at No. 43, Florida International University at No. 46, the University of Central Florida at No. 57, Florida A&M University at No. 92 and Florida Atlantic University at No. 100.
DeSantis highlighted the state’s changes to require post-tenure review, as conservatives are making changes in higher education .
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