Two high-level Broward schools administrators, including one who has already announced her resignation, are facing personnel investigations as a result of an audit that revealed failures in the district’s attempt to hire a company to oversee district construction, Superintendent Howard Hepburn said. The district’s human resources department is investigating Jennifer Andreu, executive director of procurement, and her boss, Chief Operating Officer Wanda Paul, Hepburn told School Board... Read More
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Athletic Department Boasts Highest Semester GPA To Date
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Fall 2025 semester was a record-breaking one for the Nova Southeastern Athletic Department, as it posted the highest overall departmental grade point average to date with a 3.52 GPA. The 3.52 mark was just above the previous high of 3.51, set in Fall 2022 and tied in the Fall 2024 semester. The Fall 2025 semester marked the 31st consecutive semester with a 3.0 departmental GPA or better for the Athletic Department. “We are... Read More
Graziani, Nap Honored as Players of the Week
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The fourth-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks men’s basketball program had two players earn weekly awards after their two conference victories last week. Standouts Dallas Graziani and Jaxon Nap were highlighted as SSC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Monday afternoon. Graziani’s performances were pivotal in the Sharks’ two key conference wins against Eckerd and Florida Southern (RV). He started the week off hot by... Read More
From classroom to cure: Student-led discovery of future antibiotics
Editor’s note: This article was written by Dr. Aarti Raja, a professor at Nova Southeastern University, in collaboration with South Florida Sun Sentinel staff writer Cindy Krischer Goodman. Antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly fatal problem that South Florida college students are trying to solve. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2019, antimicrobial resistance killed 1.27 million people worldwide and nearly 5 million deaths were associated with... Read More
Kwanzaa community celebration in Fort Lauderdale | PHOTOS
Celebrants participate in an African dance at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Celebrants gathered at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025.... Read More
Broward schools bungle effort to find company to oversee construction work
The Broward School District bungled its latest effort to find outside managers to take over its troubled construction program, an audit has found, raising questions about how the district will ensure more than 100 school projects don’t face further delays. Superintendent Howard Hepburn plans to ask the School Board to vote Tuesday to reject all bids received from companies vying to oversee the district’s construction projects, following the report drafted by Chief Auditor John Rhodes,... Read More
Third Broward high school basketball coach accused of fraud, theft from gym rentals
A third Broward County high school basketball coach was arrested Friday after he was of accused of improperly renting out school gyms and profiting nearly $3,000 from it. Coral Springs High School girls’ assistant basketball coach Donald Calloway, 49, faces charges of organized scheme to defraud $10,000 or more and grand theft in excess of $10,000 but less than $20,000, according to a probable cause affidavit. Two other coaches were arrested on similar charges Wednesday: Henry Lewis... Read More
DeSantis says Schools of Hope will be limited to ‘toughest areas’ of Florida
Charter schools known as “Schools of Hope” will not be taking over high-performing schools across Florida but will instead be limited to the “toughest areas” in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday. DeSantis’ comments were made at a news conference in Orlando about his proposed budget. He was responding to a reporter’s question about whether the state planned to provide more resources to school districts that may now be required by state law to share space rent-free with... Read More
McCann Named D2CIDA National Player of the Week
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern’s Bridie McCann was named WBCA D2CIDA National Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. The junior earned this honor on the heels of being named SSC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday by the league office. McCann is coming off a stellar week, having dropped a career-high 29 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Sharks’ 65-57 victory over ninth-ranked Embry-Riddle on Saturday. Prior to that,... Read More
Sharks Basketball Players Among SSC Weekly Honorees
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s basketball programs were well-represented on Monday, as the SSC League Office named two Sharks as Players of the Week. Ross Reeves and Bridie McCann were named the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, respectively. Reeves averaged 30.5 points per game as Nova Southeastern earned conference victories over Barry and Embry-Riddle. The Orem, Utah product started the week... Read More