In South Florida, the proposed cuts could result in a loss of up to $643,000 in funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and $2.3 million at Florida International University in Miami.
The names of the candidates hoping to replace FAU President John Kelly, who stepped down Dec. 31 after 14 years, will remain secret unless they become finalists, according to a law passed last year by the Florida Legislature.