ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Aug. 31 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * From Flagler to the U.S. Department of State: Matt Pierce '07 Leads Passport Renewals into the Digital Age * Matt Pierce, deputy assistant secretary for passport services in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, led the implementation of the first-ever online passport renewal system alongside Luis Coronado Jr., chief information officer for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Since its launch  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Aug. 31 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF student receives prestigious Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship Trista Bennett, a double major in biology and health sciences at the University of West Florida, has been awarded a Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. This prestigious and highly competitive fellowship accepts between seven to 12 students e  more