TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the results of an audit on Florida’s public universities in a press conference on Wednesday.
DeSantis was joined by state higher-education officials, including Bond Finance Director Ben Watkins, State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, and Education Commissioner Stacey Camoutzis at the University of South Florida on Oct. 29.
The governor said he was directing the Florida Board of Governors to “pull the plug” on H1-B visas at state universities.
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“Universities across the country are importing foreign workers on H-1B visas instead of hiring Americans who are qualified and available to do the job,” said DeSantis.
DeSantis also said that Florida has repurposed or canceled more than $33 million in DEI-related grants.
DeSantis said all tenured professors must now undergo review every five years and can be terminated for their performance.
“There have been a lot of unproductive professors who have been filtered out, but we’ve also paired that with giving money to the universities and the presidents can bring in people and pay them,” said DeSantis.
DeSantis ended the event by saying his administration will keep pushing reforms to maintain Florida’s top ranking in higher education.
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