By Nathan Crabbe
JACKSONVILLE - - When the last professor leaves Florida, please turn off the lights.
The situation isn't that dire yet, but the Florida Board of Governors on Thursday acknowledged that state universities face the challenge of fleeing faculty and skyrocketing energy costs.
The board unanimously approved a legislative request for nearly $65 million to raise faculty pay to stem the so-called brain drain. The University of Florida and other state schools have seen faculty departures fueled by budget cuts, estimated at one university to be happening at three times the rate of previous years.
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