Tag: University of South Florida

COVID-19

Guide Recommends Ways to Incorporate Mental Health Practices into the First-Year Experience

This spring, Active Minds and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition partnered to launch a survey which analyzed the inclusion of mental health practices and programs within the first-year experience at postsecondary institutions.

November 11, 2020

African-American

U of South Florida Creates $500,000 Fund for Projects to Study Systemic Racism

The University of South Florida has created a $500,000 fund to support the first round of research projects in a year-long series to explore systemic racism and find ways to solve the problem. The effort will be guided by a newly formed task force of faculty and staff from campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and […]

July 21, 2020

Sports

University of South Florida Fires Head Football Coach Charlie Strong

The University of South Florida (USF) fired its head football coach, Charlie Strong, following three seasons in which the Bulls won fewer games each year. Strong joined USF in 2017 and began his tenure with a successful first season at 10-2, only to be followed by a six-game losing streak in 2018. The team recently […]

December 2, 2019

News Roundup

USF Names Dr. Steve Currall Next President

Dr. Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, has been named the next president of the University of South Florida (USF). He will succeed Dr. Judy Genshaft, who recently announced plans to step down as president after 19 years at the university. “I am thrilled to be selected to […]

March 25, 2019

News Roundup

USF, Benedict College Named Recipients of ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation

The University of South Florida (USF) and Benedict College have been named the recipients of the 2019 American Council on Education (ACE)/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation, ACE recently announced. The awards were presented to USF president Dr. Judy Genshaft and Benedict president Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis on behalf of the schools at ACE’s recent […]

March 11, 2019

News Roundup

USF Announces Opening of New NPHC Commemorative Plaza

The University of South Florida (USF) has announced the opening of a new National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Commemorative Plaza which features nine plots with elevated plaques that represent each of the historically Black Greek organizations under the NPHC. USF is the first non-historically Black college or university in the state of Florida to have this […]

January 31, 2019

Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 6

This weekend was a tough one for minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Out of the 14 coaches that had games only two won. In the game of the week (week 6) Derek Mason and Vanderbilt lost to the 2nd ranked University of Georgia. The game of week this week (week 7) […]

October 13, 2018

Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 5

This weekend was another exciting one for 13 of the 18 minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

October 2, 2018

Opinion

Climate Change is a Diversity Issue for Higher Ed

The extreme heat this year has turned much of my state into a giant tinderbox. I’ve seen the smoke of major wildfires both north and east of me reach my home. Even without the fires, I am in a rural part of the state, where dairies and their cows contribute huge amounts of methane, known to be far worse than the emissions from cars and trucks.

September 17, 2018

Home

Technology, Ties to Slavery Among ACE Meeting Topics

WASHINGTON — Higher education leaders and stakeholders gathered for the 100th annual meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE) to share ideas and best practices revolving around the most pressing issues institutions face today.

March 12, 2018

Sports

The Role of Analytics in Studying the Hiring of Black Coaches in College Football

In the dizzying merry-go-round that is the hiring of head coaches in college football, Willie Taggart is an island of one. He is the only Black head coach to serve four Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) major-college programs.

January 17, 2018

Students

Teen Sues Fraternity Over Alleged Sexual Assault

TAMPA, Fla. — A teenager is suing a University of South Florida fraternity, saying that a member sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious at a chapter party. The Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday that the girl filed suit against Pi Kappa Phi and its national organization last week. A USF member, 19-year-old Dillon LaGamma, […]

July 11, 2017