State University System Of Florida

state of Florida. As of 2018, over 341,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities. Together with the Florida College System, which includes Florida's 28 community colleges and state colleges, it is part of Florida's system of public higher education. The system, headquartered in Tallahassee, is overseen by a chancellor and governed by the Florida Board of Governors.

State University System of Florida

Type	Public university system
Established	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Chancellor	Ray Rodrigues
Students	430,000 (2023)
Location	Tallahassee , Florida , U.S.
Campus	12 member institutions
Colors	Blue and gold
Website	www.flbog.edu

The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to centralize the administration of the State University System of Florida. Previously, Florida's State University System had been governed by the Florida Board of Regents (1965–2001) and the Florida Board of Control (1905–1965).

Prior to 1905, Florida's state institutions were governed by a Board of Education and even earlier variations thereof, reaching back to the Florida Constitution of 1838 wherein higher education and normal education was established, based on grants of land from the U.S. Congress. From 1905 to 1965, the few universities in the system were governed by the Florida Board of Control. The Board of Control was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965, to accommodate the growing university system.

The Board of Regents governed until it was disbanded by the Florida Legislature in 2001, and its authority was divided between the Florida Board of Education (which was given some authority over all levels of public education in the state), and appointed university boards of trustees, which operated independently for each separate institution. In 2002, Floridians led by U.S. senator Bob Graham passed an amendment to the Florida Constitution establishing a new statewide governing body, the Florida Board of Governors.

In early 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a ban in Florida public universities on any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as well as any teaching of "critical race theory". This announcement came on the heels of similar changes being implemented in the Florida College System, and DeSantis appointing a new, conservative majority to the New College of Florida board of trustees, most notably including Christopher Rufo.

Chancellors

Term	Chancellor
1954–1968	J. Broward Culpepper
1968–1975	Robert B. Mautz
1975–1980	E.T. York
1981–1985	Barbara W. Newell
1985–1998	Charles B. Reed
1998–2001	Adam W. Herbert
2001	Judy G. Hample
2003–2005	Debra D. Austin
2005–2009	Mark B. Rosenberg
2009–2013	Frank T. Brogan
2014–2022	Marshall Criser III
2023–present	Ray Rodrigues

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