The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named interim president after Jack E. Daniels III retired. David Wain Coon, former president of College of Marin, has been named acting president of San Jose City College.

Knightvest Capital has acquired a 417-unit community in Dallas near the Southern Methodist University campus. The firm plans to rent the five-story property to students.

For nearly three quarters the Southern women's basketball team was unable to shake free from Florida A&M, but that finally changed. Southern's shooting caught fire and the Jaguars left the ...

The departure of the University of Texas at Austin’s president has kindled a discussion about the pressures facing public colleges in states that have targeted higher education.

In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.

The UT System’s Board of Regents will discuss the possibility of choosing an interim president at its February meeting.

The Camellia Society of Central Florida hosts its 78th annual Camellia Show and Plant Sale at Mead Botanical Garden with an event that’s free and open to the public. Anyone can enter camellia blooms for the show or browse from the plant sale.

A 13-week grief support program for adults who have lost a loved one by death. 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 20, Palmetto Avenue Baptist Church, 2626 S. Palmetto Ave., Sanford. To sign up,

Mart Hill, who was the oldest living graduate of Florida State College for Women – now FSU – at 104 years old, is described as a “force of nature.”

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case over church control of Southern Methodist University (SMU) regarding a dispute with the institution on social issues such as strengthened restrictive policies toward LGBTQ people,

Miami (FL) plays the SMU Mustangs after Lynn Kidd scored 20 points in Miami (FL)'s 89-54 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.