Three months ago W. Kent Fuchs became president of the University of Florida, leaving New York’s Cornell University. Fuchs says Florida universities are adding new faculty, but opposition to higher tuition means more pressure to find private donations. The University of Florida is also expanding a new online program, with a goal of eventually enrolling 24,000 students. Fuchs sat down with WLRN’s StateImpact Florida reporter John O’Connor to talk about the issues in higher education. Q: Tell us a little bit about the state right now. You've been here three months. What have you learned so far? Where do you think things are? And where do you think they're going? A: When I look at the national landscape, the University of Florida, and indeed the state universities across our state, are in a different place than many of our peers. We're in a situation where the state of Florida is actually investing in higher education over the past several years. And I feel very fortunate to be on a
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