St. Petersburg Times Editorial: Getting Florida Back on Track

February 8, 2010. "Politically, it is easier for legislators to dismiss Crist's budget plan and start slashing than to acknowledge what he has gotten right: Reinvest in education and the environment, collect the revenue from the ongoing expansion of gambling on Seminole lands, and get what help Florida can from Washington. That's where the discussion should begin."

FEA Legislative Update – Week of February 1, 2010

February 6, 2010. Special "fire-drill edition", Crist's "wish and a prayer" budget proposal allots $7.1 billion to higher ed, Repubs' devious "Right Size Class Size 2010", More tax breaks! Smith, Atwater & Cretul's personal responsibility defense: "Try as it might, no government (or parent) has the power to assure a high-quality outcome in a child’s education."

FAU Engineering Faculty Votes Overwhelmingly to Rescind College Reorganization, Rejects Dean’s Plans to Alter Departmental Structure

February 2, 2010. Seventy-eight percent of faculty vote at December 10 meeting, "We, the Faculty of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, do not endorse the proposed organizational structure ... since the suggested grouping alters the traditional departmental structure, enables faculty reassignments and undermines the tenure process."