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The Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees approved a series of major initiatives on Wednesday, including the lar...
06/17/2026

The Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees approved a series of major initiatives on Wednesday, including the largest operating budget in university history, a new doctoral degree program, and a five-year strategic plan designed to elevate the university’s national standing and research footprint.

The actions occurred during the board’s June meeting, where trustees also advanced legislative funding requests, approved campus development plans, and received updates on admissions growth.

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As the FIFA World Cup begins across North America, national teams are setting up base camps across the continent. In Boc...
06/13/2026

As the FIFA World Cup begins across North America, national teams are setting up base camps across the continent. In Boca Raton, the Caribbean nation of Curaçao’s national football team has made Florida Atlantic University home.

On Thursday, the team welcomed 5,000 fans to an open practice at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, where supporters watched Curaçao train ahead of its World Cup debut.

“The selection is a testament, not only to our incredible facilities, but the world-class destination that Boca Raton has become,” said FAU Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White in a press release.

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Universities suing their former players for liquidated damages is not new in the NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness) era. Yet,...
06/12/2026

Universities suing their former players for liquidated damages is not new in the NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness) era. Yet, this has started to happen much more within college athletics, and Florida Atlantic University is the latest school to face this issue.

Four former FAU players, Asaad Waseem, Zion Paret, Gemari Sands, and Tyler Stolsky, were all sued on May 18 due to allegedly breaching the liquidated damages clause in their NIL contract.

According to LegalClarity, a liquidated damages clause is a fixed amount of money written into a contract that one party agrees to pay the other if a specific breach occurs. According to Palm Beach County Circuit documents, FAU is entitled to recover 50% liquidated damages for unpaid licensing fees if the student “fails to enroll in the University, withdraws from the University, provides written notification of transfer, or enters the transfer portal.”

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Florida Atlantic University student government officials moved to impeach Boca Raton House Rep. Christian “CJ” Walden du...
05/29/2026

Florida Atlantic University student government officials moved to impeach Boca Raton House Rep. Christian “CJ” Walden during an emergency House meeting on Friday following his arrest earlier this week on a felony charge involving an attempt to meet a minor of the age of 13.

With a vote of 20-0 and no opposition, the bill to impeach Walden from his cabinet position was approved, while the bill to officially remove Walden from the House in its entirety was voted 18-0 to postpone for Friday, June 5. House meeting. Following the approval of the impeachment bill, Representative Ayden Corley was elected to replace Walden as Ways and Means chair.

Officers from the Delray Beach Police Department arrested Walden on Tuesday after a local social media group known as “561 Predator Catchers” posted videos alleging Walden had arranged to meet with what he believed was a 13-year-old boy, according to arrest records.

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Editor’s Note: This story is still developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. On Tuesday, the...
05/27/2026

Editor’s Note: This story is still developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.

On Tuesday, the Delray Beach Police Department arrested Florida Atlantic University student Christian “CJ” Walden, FAU’s Boca Raton House of Representatives Ways and Means Chair, for “obscene communication – traveling to meet/lure a child using a computer.”

Walden’s booking record with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shows his bond was set at $5,000. If convicted, he could face up to 21 months in prison, as well as mandatory registration on the state’s s*x offender registry.

Following Walden’s arrest, FAU’s Student Government Boca House Speaker, Jack Nixon, issued an “emergency House meeting” for Friday. There are two bills on the floor to remove Walden from his position, which he was just voted into in March 21.

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Academic advisors are supposed to guide college students through the chaos of earning their degree. However, for student...
05/27/2026

Academic advisors are supposed to guide college students through the chaos of earning their degree. However, for student-athletes, those relationships can be virtually nonexistent because of the new policies with the transfer portal and NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness).

While transferring to multiple universities isn’t limited to student-athletes, they have issues that stand out. One is the transfer portal window for some sports, including football, which starts on Jan. 2 and runs through Jan. 16, and the start of semesters for universities. By this time, most universities have already started their spring semester, including Florida Atlantic University, where the semester started on Jan. 10 in this past year and starts on Jan. 9 in Spring 2027. Advisors have to gather transcripts from previous institutions and help students get registered for classes; it’s not easy in a time crunch.

Billy Hawkins, a professor at the University of Houston in the Department of Health and Human Performance, thinks this is challenging for advisors. Hawkins has worked in academics for athletics for over 30 years. He shared that while you can get a degree despite multiple transfers, there is much more to the college experience than just earning a degree.

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As the spring semester has come to a close, we would like to congratulate the University Press class of 2026! Thank you ...
05/22/2026

As the spring semester has come to a close, we would like to congratulate the University Press class of 2026! Thank you all for your contributions to the newsroom and best of luck in your future endeavors!

Florida Atlantic Baseball has shown no indication of creating an in-stadium locker room, while conference opponents are ...
05/01/2026

Florida Atlantic Baseball has shown no indication of creating an in-stadium locker room, while conference opponents are renovating their facilities, a difference that could factor into player recruiting.

In the American Conference, schools like Rice University, the University of South Florida, and Tulane University have either adjacent or in-stadium locker rooms. According to Joe Tremplin, Director of Strategic Communications for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the university plans to upgrade its ‘clubhouse,’ which will also include renovated locker rooms.

However, FAU is making minor renovations and has assets that most conference opponents don’t have, including two full-sized baseball fields.

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Florida Atlantic softball (31-18) closed its series against the University of Memphis (18-35) with a devastating loss, 4...
04/28/2026

Florida Atlantic softball (31-18) closed its series against the University of Memphis (18-35) with a devastating loss, 4-3, having outscored the Tigers 17 to five in the first two games of the contest. The result evens the Owls’ conference mark at 12-12, and after being predicted to be the AAC’s first seed, they now sit fifth in the standings.

Historically, the Owls have performed well against Memphis. Since their first meeting in February of 2017, a game FAU won 5-0, the Owls hold a commanding 9-1 overall record over the Tigers. This includes both a 5-1 away record and an 8-1 mark in conference play. The Owls have averaged 10 runs per game in the matchup, scoring 103 runs in total.

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From tour guide to front desk staff, Florida Atlantic University offers a variety of convenient on-campus jobs for stude...
04/23/2026

From tour guide to front desk staff, Florida Atlantic University offers a variety of convenient on-campus jobs for students. Eager for job opportunities, some student employees say they were unaware of the limitations they agreed to when they signed their name on the dotted line.

At FAU, university policies have come under scrutiny from organizations such as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a nonprofit that defends Americans’ First Amendment rights.

In 2019, FIRE wrote a letter requesting that FAU change its media policies, which, according to FIRE, required faculty, student employees, and student athletes to get permission from Media Relations or the Athletics Department before interviewing with the press.

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