In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, UWF trustee Adam Kissel was removed from the board after he failed to pass the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee.

The governor nominated Garcia to the board in January. Now, Garcia is the second appointee to resign this month. On April 9, ...

A second appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees has stepped down, a state Senate ...

Sen. Don Gaetz told the News Journal Thursday morning that he understood that Gates Garcia, a Tampa-based CEO, had resigned ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis renewed his attacks on the university calling it an "indoctrination camp" with "Marxist professors." ...