Economics and Change in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The Fabrication Facility, located on the 10th floor of Columbia’s 623 S. Wabash Ave, cut its operating hours as part of a college-wide effort to reduce the school’s $20 million financial deficit. The facility used to be open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2023

There is a movement occurring in more than 30 states that seeks to prohibit discussion in higher education settings of topics deemed “divisive” or “inappropriate” by some often ill-defined metric. Nowhere has this movement had more traction than right here in Florida. In the past two years, Florida has adopted several legislative measures that restrict higher education in our state.

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