I don't want us to forget for one minute, the shortage of physicians. That's what our citizens are interested in - how we're going to get a doctor.

He's someone who is respected and understands the academic world.

In our strategic plan, our goal is to have 100 percent reflection of the state of Florida's population in our universities.

I'm sure we all feel enormous pressure. It's important for our state to make the right decision.

I want to remind the Legislature we also have access issues.

The Board of Governors fully recognizes the role of the Legislature in providing education for the citizens of this state. We have a respectful partnership with the Legislature, and that will never change.

It's really early to judge if they've been effective.

All of us recognize the class-size amendment is a hungry giant. I want to remind the Legislature that we also have access issues.

I've never known this to happen and it is a very serious issue. We depend on that money to provide access to our universities.

People who receive this or who benefited from it are so protective of it,