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Divya Kumar - Higher Education and Nonprofits Reporter
Divya Kumar

Higher Education and Nonprofits Reporter

I cover nonprofits and higher education and want to hear the stories, big and small, that make up these worlds. I got my start in journalism at King High School's student newspaper and the University of South Florida's The Oracle. I joined the Times in 2016 after earning a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Is there something about a nonprofit, college, university or higher education related issue you think people should know about? I'd love to hear from you.

  1. Saint Leo University announces new president after previous leader resigns
    Jul. 6• The Education Gradebook
    Saint Leo University's Leo the Lion sculpture, a gift from the Student Government Union, stands between Kirk Hall and the Donald R. Tapia College of Business on the Pasco County campus.
  2. Longtime USF benefactors Frank and Carol Morsani give another $7M
    Jun. 28• The Education Gradebook
    Frank and Carol Morsani have donated to the University of South Florida for more than 45 years. Their latest gift of $7 million will create scholarships for students and positions in geriatrics and business.
  3. 50 years ago, a UF student bucked Florida’s abortion laws and won
    Jun. 27• Health
    In this image from a University of Florida video, Ron Sachs discusses events that led him to challenge the state's abortion law in 1971 when he was editor of the Alligator student newspaper. Pictured at left is the list of abortion clinics and counseling centers that the Alligator published in what was said to be a violation of state law at the time.
  5. Hundreds rally for abortion rights in Temple Terrace
    Jun. 26• Health
    Chrisley Carpio, 30, of Tampa, left, and Victoria Hinckley, 20, of Tampa, speak to protesters Saturday afternoon during an abortion rights near the corner of E Fowler Avenue and N 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
  6. Whatever happened to former USF president Steve Currall?
    Jun. 20• The Education Gradebook
    Steve Currall stepped down as University of South Florida president last July and took a 15-month professional development leave. Lately, he's been researching as a Harvard University visiting scholar.
  7. UF responded well to free speech allegations, report says
    Jun. 17• The Education Gradebook
    A look at the University Auditorium at the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. An investigation found the university was in compliance with principles of accreditation after allegations last year that it had stifled academic freedom.
  8. Former US Central Command chief will head new USF security institute
    Jun. 17• The Education Gradebook
    Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, a retired Marine Corps general and former chief of U.S. Central Command based in Tampa, was named executive director of USF's new Global and National Security Institute on June 15, 2022.
  9. USF announces leadership changes at its Muma College of Business
    Jun. 16• The Education Gradebook
    Gary Patterson will become University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus dean and serve as dean of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance.
  10. DeSantis signals he will support USF science center next year, officials say
    Jun. 15• The Education Gradebook
    A rendering of the Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences building planned for the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus.
  11. St. Petersburg College rejects ruling on adjunct faculty contract
    Jun. 10• The Education Gradebook
    People gather in front of the Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Midtown Center in St. Petersburg, one of 11 St. Petersburg College campuses in Pinellas County. The college is in a long-running dispute with its adjunct faculty.
  12. DeSantis vetoed USF’s big project in St. Petersburg. What’s next?
    Jun. 3• The Education Gradebook
    A rendering of the Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences building planned for the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus. The university and its supporters anticipated receiving $75 million from the state for funds to begin construction on the building, but the funds were vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 2, 2022 as he signed the state budget.
  13. Bishop Gregory Parkes to undergo partial leg amputation next week
    Jun. 1• News
    Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, center, holds up the Eucharist during Mass in 2017. Parkes has announced that he will undergo surgery to remove part of his right leg.
  14. USF picks Denver educator Christian Hardigree to lead St. Pete campus
    May 18• The Education Gradebook
    Christian Hardigree speaks during a news conference via Zoom on May 18, 2022, after she was selected as the new regional chancellor at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus.
  15. USF joins forces with Aramark, Mainsail to offer training for hospitality students
    May 17• The Education Gradebook
    USF business college dean Moez Limayem, center, signs agreements on Tuesday with leaders of Aramark and Mainsail Lodging and Development to provide training for USF hospitality school students. At left is Julianne Corlew, vice president and business partner of Mainsail. At right is David Vandenberg, regional vice president of Aramark.
  16. USF business dean chosen as president at University of North Florida
    May 16• The Education Gradebook
    Moez Limayem, longtime dean of USF's Muma College of Business, was selected as the University of North Florida's seventh president.
  17. UF researchers grow plants using moon soil, making history. ‘Holy cow!’
    May 12• The Education Gradebook
    Rob Ferl, left, and Anna-Lisa Paul look at plates containing plants grown in samples of soil collected from the moon.
  18. Florida campus surveys under scrutiny in lawsuit. ‘A political tool.’
    May 9• The Education Gradebook
    Students are seen walking the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida, one of 12 state universities that recently circulated a survey required by the Legislature as a way to achieve "intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity" at the schools. The survey, which drew more than 18,000 respondents, also was distributed at state colleges.
  19. Panel picks 4 finalists to lead USF St. Petersburg campus
    Apr. 28• The Education Gradebook
    Students walk across the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus, where a search committee is working to find a new regional chancellor.
  20. 9 vie for top USF St. Pete job. One is former deputy mayor Kanika Tomalin.
    Apr. 26• The Education Gradebook
    The search for a new regional chancellor at USF St. Petersburg is nearing an end, with nine candidates making the short list after 56 applied.
  21. University of Tampa announces plans for more student housing
    Apr. 22• The Education Gradebook
    Students walk across the center of campus at the University of Tampa, where officials have announced plans for a 10-story building with housing for 600 students to be constructed north of the Sykes College of Business.
  22. Saint Leo University and Marymount California call off merger plan
    Apr. 20• The Education Gradebook
    Students walk in front of Saint Leo Abbey at Saint Leo University in Pasco County. The school called off plans to merge with Marymount California last week.
  23. DeSantis signs bill limiting tenure at Florida public universities
    Apr. 19• The Education Gradebook
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference Tuesday at The Villages, where he signed Senate Bill 7044, dealing with higher education issues. “We need to make sure the faculty are held accountable and make sure they don’t just have tenure forever without having any type of ways to hold them accountable or evaluate what they’re doing,” DeSantis said. Behind him are Senate President Wilton Simpson, left, and House Speaker Chris Sprowls.
  24. SPC to open new collegiate high school in downtown St. Petersburg
    Apr. 18• The Education Gradebook
    St. Petersburg College's downtown campus, at 244 2nd Ave N, will be home to a third location for SPC's collegiate high school program.
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