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Monday, October 27, 2008

Florida education official speaks on tuition battle, Independent Florida Alligator

By Chelsea Keenan
October 23, 2008

The tug–of–war for tuition–setting power between the state Legislature and the Board of Governors has no end in sight, according to a former higher education official who spoke at UF on Wednesday.

Robin Gibson, UF alumnus and former chairman of the Florida Board of Regents, spoke about issues of tuition, capped enrollment and Bright Futures to about 35 people at Pugh Hall.

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