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Education

  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 26, 2026
IMG Academy names two new presidents

Mike Milliron is the president of IMG Academy, while Fred Santarpia is the president of IMG Academy online.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 23, 2026
University of Tampa names former South Carolina leader interim president

Harris Pastides will take over during the fall semester as the university searches for Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg’s successor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 22, 2026
USF research funding hits record $775 million

The University of South Florida saw its private-sector support increase by 11%, with more than 700 private and industry partners supporting USF in the last fiscal year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 16, 2026
University of Tampa president to step down

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, who has led the university for a little more than two years, will leave at the end of the semester "for personal reasons."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 9, 2026
USF gets $1.3 million to help fight nursing shortage

Six healthcare agencies are matching state funding as the university expands nursing education in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 2, 2026
IMG Academy undertakes most capital projects in campus history

A surge of action is designed to set the prominent west Bradenton sports school up for sustained growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 1, 2026
533-bed student housing project rises near University of Tampa

Verdex Construction is starting vertical construction on Coral Walk, a three-building development on a site roughly 80 feet wide and 1,800 feet long.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 30, 2026
Engineering firm funds $50,000 scholarship for USF

The Terracon Foundation’s endowment will support first-generation students interested in civil engineering.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 22, 2026
Tampa university remains ranked among top 50 schools in US

U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of South Florida as the 46th best public school and 100th best overall, extending two multiyear streaks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 22, 2026
Pasco university launches Florida’s first 93-credit bachelor's degree

The three-year business analytics program aims to cut the time and cost of earning a degree by nearly 25%.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 17, 2026
Manatee first in nation to pilot school security video tech integration

The School District of Manatee County has integrated two technology programs, providing access to live video feeds when an emergency alert is activated.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2026
Tampa school pays $12M for former Floriland Mall property

The Floriland Office Center, once the site of a popular local mall in the 1970s and 1980s, has been bought by the Tampa Bay Christian Academy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2026
University of Tampa adjacent student housing listed for sale

The 2-year-old community is less than a half-mile from the campus near downtown and 91% occupied for this school year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 12, 2026
$50M technical school opens in Lee County

The institute will offer career and technical education to about 500 students from across the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 8, 2026
USF breaks ground on nearly $500M mixed-use project

The former golf course property will become a new neighborhood for the university’s Tampa campus, offering housing, restaurants, a hotel and a major research facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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