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Ben Macfarland (left) made the generous donation for the new space in West Palm Beach, a gift that FSU President Richard McCullough says gives the university a presence in the area. (Carrie Bradburn/CAPEHART) Florida State University marked a significant milestone on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with the grand opening of its new West Palm Beach collaboration

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (Aug. 15, 2025) — Palm Beach State College student Carlos Reyes has been awarded the inaugural Chime Workforce Scholarship of $1,000 through the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. The Chime Workforce Scholarship helps students cover the cost of tuition, fees and other educational expenses related to completing their degree or certificate program. It

By amber bonefont | 7/30/2025 South Florida’s economy continues to outpace national growth, driven by strong employment gains and a surge in business creation, according to a new economic outlook report from Florida Atlantic University. While the information and financial service sectors are the highest-paying industries in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties, Trade, Transportation and Utilities, and

By jonathan fraysure | 7/29/2025 Florida Atlantic University is one of just four higher education institutions in the nation to be recognized with the 2025 Eduventures Innovation Award, presented annually by Eduventures Research. Each year, the award showcases schools that embrace innovation, and the 2025 Eduventures Summit highlighted contributions that included pioneering advancements in AI education, dual

By amber bonefont | 7/29/2025 The Academy of Management awarded Kevin Cox, Ph.D., director of the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship, the distinguished 2025 Entrepreneurship Practice Award for his efforts in fostering entrepreneurs in the South Florida region through the Entrepreneur Boot Camp. The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the practice of entrepreneurship either by scholarship publications, the development of an education

Lake Worth, Fla. (July 21, 2025)—Palm Beach State College has received an additional $500,000 from The Lowe’s Foundation as part of a select group of 12 community and technical colleges receiving Gable Grants during the 2025 award cycle. This is PBSC’s second Gable Grant to help expand its construction trades programs and add a simulation lab. The initial

By gisele galoustian | 7/16/2025 Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its sixth university-sponsored fellowship. The FAU Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship will be based at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, as a member of the FAU College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) Consortium. In

By Lakshmi Gomez TRIO programs at Palm Beach State College are transforming the educational journeys of students who might otherwise be left behind. Federally funded through the U.S. Department of Education, these programs are designed to support low-income individuals, first-generation college students and students with disabilities, by providing academic guidance, mentoring and career planning to help them

By Lakshmi Gomez Palm Beach State College is launching three new construction programs in fall 2025, supported by a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community College Training Grants (SCC4) program. This four-year grant, which began in May 2024 and runs through June 2028, will expand PBSC’s capacity to prepare students for