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St. John Fisher University is a private university in Pittsford,New York. It is named after John Fisher,an English Catholic cardinal and saint. It was named St. John Fisher College until July 1,2022.
Jacksonville State University is a public university in Jacksonville,Alabama. Founded in 1883,Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's,master's,education specialist,and doctorate degrees in addition to certificate programs and continuing education opportunities.
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black,land-grant university in Institute,West Virginia. Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute,it is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890,which evolved as a diverse and inclusive campus. Following desegregation,WVSU's student population slowly became more white than black. As of 2017,WVSU's student body was 75% white and only 8% African-American.
Indian River State College (IRSC) is a public college with a main campus in Fort Pierce,Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and serves the counties of Indian River,Martin,Okeechobee and St. Lucie on the Treasure Coast region of Florida.
Broward College is a public college in Fort Lauderdale,Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year colleges. In 2008 it adopted its current name,reflecting that it is one of the schools designated a "state college",meaning it can offer four-year bachelor's degrees.
Robert Laurent Caret is an American academic and university administrator. He is the former chancellor of the University System of Maryland and former president of San JoséState University,Towson University and the University of Massachusetts System.
Albert Alexander Murphree was an American college professor and university president. Murphree was a native of Alabama,and became a mathematics instructor after earning his bachelor's degree. He later served as the third president of Florida State College from 1897 to 1909,and the second president of the University of Florida from 1909 to 1927. Murphree is the only person to have been the president of both of Florida's original state universities,the University of Florida and Florida State University,and he played an important role in the organization,growth and ultimate success of both institutions.
St. Johns River State College is a public college in Northeast Florida with campuses in Palatka,St. Augustine,and Orange Park. Founded in 1958 as St. Johns River Junior College,a historically black college,it is part of the Florida College System. It is one of several colleges in the system designated in 2001 as a "state college",meaning they can offer more bachelor degrees and academic programs than traditional community colleges can.
Marshall McAllister Criser,Jr. is an American corporate lawyer and former university administrator. Criser is a native of New Jersey,and earned his bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney. He was the eighth president of the University of Florida,serving from 1984 to 1989.
Bishop Kenny High School is a private,college-preparatory,coeducational Catholic high school in Jacksonville,Florida. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. The founder Archbishop Joseph Patrick Hurley established the school in 1952,following the merger of three previous Catholic high schools in the Jacksonville area. Bishop Kenny High School was renamed in honor of William John Kenny,the third bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
John Vincent Paul Maher Lombardi is an American professor and former university administrator. He is a native of California,and earned his bachelor's,master's and doctoral degrees before becoming a professor of Latin American history. Lombardi has served as the president of the University of Florida,the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst,and the president of the Louisiana State University System.
Joe Hill Pickens is an American politician,educator,and college administrator who currently serves as President of St. Johns River State College. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing District 21.
Norman L. Stephens Jr. is an American academic,and the former President of Lincoln Land Community College. Stephens graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. He received his master's degree from the University of Florida as well. In addition,he received his doctorate in education in 1971. He began his career in 1968 at St. Petersburg College,and he was the President of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. In September 2002,Dr. Stephens was selected to be President of South Florida Community College.
The Florida College System,previously the Florida Community College System,is a system of 28 public community colleges and state colleges in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2020–2021,enrollment consisted of 640,183 students. Together with the State University System of Florida,which consists of Florida's twelve public universities,the two systems control all public higher education in the state of Florida.
Carl Martin Kuttler Jr. is the former president of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg,Florida,which he headed from 1978 to 2009.
William D. "Bill" Law is an American academic and former community college administrator. He resigned as President of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg,Florida effective July 1,2017.
John M. "Jack" Bevan was an American academic and innovator in higher education.
Collier-Blocker Junior College,located at 1100 N. 19th Street in Palatka,Florida,opened its doors in 1960. It was one of eleven black junior colleges founded in the late 1950s at the initiative of the Florida Legislature. The Florida Constitution of 1885 had established legal racial segregation in schools and other facilities. But the unanimous Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision of 1954 ruled that segregated facilities were unconstitutional. The legislature founded new junior colleges to add access to the segregated higher education system in the state. They wanted to demonstrate that a "separate but equal" higher education system existed in Florida for African Americans.
