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UCF, other Florida universities extend some admissions deadlines because of hurricanes
Several Florida universities have pushed back admissions deadlines in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destruction and the looming impact of Hurricane Milton. Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University and the University of Central Florida recently announced extensions for their early-action applications, which had been due in mid-October. The extensions come two weeks after Hurricane ...
FAU extends interim president’s contract with $100,000 bonus, 5% raise. Search goes on
Florida Atlantic University’s interim president was expected to hold the title for just a matter of months when she took office in January 2023. Nearly two years later, Stacy Volnick not only is still at the university’s helm — her contract has just been extended for a second time, as the school’s politically...
STAY IN JAIL: West Boca Raton’s Chirag Patel Loses Appeal
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — West Boca Raton resident Chirag Patel, officially charged with voyeurism and burglary — but accused of threatening Whispering Pines Elementary School — will remain locked up in the Palm Beach County Jail. A public defender asked Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeals to release Patel. The court said no.
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