03/01/03 - Higher Education in Florida: The Special Role of the Independent Colleges and

by J. Stanley Marshall, Curtis Leonard, Philip Porter and Thomas Watson
March 1, 2003

Introduction

This report considers the role of Florida's independent colleges and universities as an element in the state's endeavors in higher education. The 11 institutions that comprise the State University System fill a critical need in undergraduate and graduate education, in research and service, and they enrich the communities that are fortunate enough to house them. The 27 institutions of independent, nonprofit higher education - those that belong to the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) and are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - are likewise an asset of great worth to our state. Their graduates fill positions in areas of critical need and, in some cases, achieve honors and distinctions that are unmatched in any Florida institutions, public or private.

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Backgrounders

• 2008 July - Backgrounder No. 56 - An Evaluation of the Pilot Project to Reform Florida's Medicaid Program
• 2008 March - Backgrounder - Lost Opportunity: An Empirical Analysis of How Vouchers Affected Florida Public Schools
• 2008 February - Backgrounder No. 55 - Restoring Florida's Insurance Market
• 2007 December--Backgrounder No. 54--The Case for Florida to Enact a Taxpayer Protection Amendment
• 2007 October--Backgrounder No.53--Statewide Growth Management and Housing Affordability in Florida
• 2007 August--Backgrounder No.52--Florida's Medicaid Reforms: A Progress Report
• 2007 February--Backgrounder No. 51--Expanding Opportunities for Health Insurance Coverage in Florida
• 2006 December - Backgrounder #50--Florida's Fiscal Constitution: Opportunities for Reform
• 2006 September - Backgrounder #49 - Elements of an Energy Policy to Benefit Florida and the Nation
• 2006 March - Backgrounder #48 - A Paycheck Protection Primer for Florida
• 11/01/05 - Backgrounder #47 - Empowering Florida's Taxpayers
• 09/01/05 - Backgrounder #46 - Property Rights At Risk?
• 08/01/05 - Backgrounder #45 - Public Employee Collective Bargaining: The Florida Experience
• 04/01/05 - Backgrounder #44 - Making Florida's Government Competitive
• 02/01/05 - Backgrounder #43 - Reforming Florida's Medicaid Program With Consumer Choice and Competition
• 12/01/04 - Backgrounder #42 - Is Florida's Tax Structure Ready for the 21st Century?
• 02/01/04 - Great Rail Disasters - The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability
• 07/01/03 - Backgrounder #41 - Raise Excise Taxes? Not In Florida
• 06/01/03 - Backgrounder #40 - Florida's Intangibles Tax: The Case for Repeal
• 05/01/03 - Backgrounder #39 - Florida's Constitutional Ballot Initiatives: Is This Any Way To Run Government?
• 03/01/03 - Backgrounder #38 - The Living Wage Movement and Its Implications for Florida
• 03/01/03 - Higher Education in Florida: The Special Role of the Independent Colleges and
• 03/01/02 - Backgrounder #37 - Playing Doctor in Tallahassee: How Lawmakers' Efforts to Save Money May Threaten Quality Care for Mentally Ill Medicaid Patients
• 02/01/02 - Backgrounder #36 - Local System: Statewide Obligation The 2002 Florida High Speed Rail Authority Report
• 01/01/02 - Backgrounder #35 - Water Management Policy in Florida: Regional Politics and Market Development
• 06/01/01 - Backgrounder #34 - 'Just Say No' to State Building on Workforce Development: Reinvigorating Labor Markets and Preserving the Federal Principle in Florida
• 05/01/01 - Backgrounder #33 - Oil and Gas Energy Issues in Florida's Future
• 04/01/01 - Backgrounder #31 - The Case against Public Subsidies for a New Florida Marlins Stadium
• 03/01/01 - Backgrounder #30 - Education Performance in Florida - A Need for Change
• 10/01/00 - Backgrounder #27 - Florida's Tax Structure: An Overview and Evaluation
• 06/01/00 - Backgrounder #26 - Deciding the Future of the Past: The Miami Circle and Archaeological Preservation
• 02/01/99 - Backgrounder #25 - Unfunded Mandates: The Florida Experience
• 07/01/98 - Backgrounder #23 - Florida's State Sovereignty Land Claims
• 11/10/97 - Backgrounder #21 Addendum
• 06/01/97 - Backgrounder #22 - Comparing Spending and Performances in Florida's Public Schools and Colleges
• 04/01/97 - Backgrounder #21 - Evaluation of the FDOT-FOX Miami-Orlando-Tampa High-Speed Rail Proposal
• 03/01/97 - Backgrounder #20 - Florida's Intangibles Tax: A Large Burden for a Small Return
• 08/01/96 - Backgrounder #19 - Public Subsidies to Private Corporations: Stop Violating the Florida Constitution!
• 09/01/95 - Backgrounder #17 - Florida's Growth Management Experiment: An Analysis
• 08/01/95 - Backgrounder #11 - Florida's Spending Cap: Will It Work?
• 04/01/95 - Backgrounder #16 - The Private Sector Health Care Revolution
• 01/01/94 - Backgrounder #12 - Eleven Steps to a Safer Florida
• 11/01/93 - Backgrounder #09 - The Welfare State, Poverty, and Economic Opportunity
• 10/01/93 - Backgrounder #10 - Issues in Health Care Reform and Solutions That Work

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