"We don't have one Florida but a divided Florida," said Gillum, who is the only one of 13 FAMU trustees not appointed by the governor. "The Florida A&M graduating seniors will not sit through a ceremony adorned by a governor who doesn't believe in our institution." I have a suggestion--any one of them who DOESN'T "sit through a (the) ceremony" simply won't get a degree.
This notion that the students should dictate University choices needs to also have "consequences", and the students need to learn that "academic freedom" doesn't consist of what THEY happen to want at the immediate moment.
Whether they like it or not, Governor Jeb Bush IS the CEO of the state that provided the tax dollars to fund their education.
I recently read an article about a college in Florida that was set up as an all black school for low income students. After being closed for about 8 years due to lack of state funding, it was re-opened this year with funding that was appropriated by the Bush administration. Do you recall that college name or does anyone out there have a link to the article.