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Monday, October 13, 2008

Looser enrollment cap urged for Florida universities, St. Petersburg Times

By Donna Winchester
September 26, 2008

TAMPA — A member of the group that oversees the state university system began urging his colleagues Thursday to reconsider a cap on freshman enrollment, a policy the group approved a little over a year ago.

Charles B. Edwards cited record-breaking attendance at Florida's community colleges — even as the state's public universities continue to limit student access — as a reason for turning the enrollment cap decision over to each university's board of trustees.

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