<div>Tom,</div> <div> </div> <div>Did they give you an honory degree?</div> <div> </div> <div>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>>From NBC affiliate NBC6.net out of southern Florida -<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>School Denies Jeb Bush Honorary Degree<BR>Faculty Expressed Concern Over Higher Education Record<BR><BR>GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former Gov. Jeb Bush will not get an honorary degree<BR>from the University of Florida.<BR><BR>The school's Faculty Senate voted 38-to-28 Thursday against giving the<BR>honorary degree to Bush, who left office in January.<BR><BR>University of Florida President Bernie Machen said he is "tremendously<BR>disappointed" with the decision. <BR><BR>Machen said the former governor has been a "great friend of the University<BR>of
Florida" and that the Senate's action is "unheard of."<BR><BR>Machen said that Bush has worked for school's best interest, such as<BR>providing the funding to attract nationally recognized faculty.<BR><BR>Some faculty expressed concern about Bush's record in higher education. Bush<BR>has also been criticized for his "One Florida" proposal, an initiative that<BR>ended race-based admissions programs at state universities.<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Although this is not major news, this action strongly reflects the<BR>University of Florida's attitude toward its former state governor.<BR><BR>Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"If I wanted to overhear every tedious scrap of brain static rattling around<BR>in your head, I'd read your blog."<BR><BR>- Bill Maher<BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet,
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