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Divya Kumar

Higher Education Reporter

I cover 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 college-, university- or higher education-related issue you think people should know about? I'd love to hear from you.

  1. Tampa Bay Times journalist Tracey McManus wins Lucy Morgan Prize
    March 27• Pinellas
  2. Florida law creates ‘suspicion’ of Chinese students and faculty, lawsuit says
    March 26• The Education Gradebook
  3. Florida Polytechnic University names 5 finalists to be next president
    March 25• The Education Gradebook
  5. USF announces plan to create Florida’s first AI, cybersecurity college
    March 21• The Education Gradebook
  6. USF will remain diverse despite new Florida laws, university leaders say
    March 19• The Education Gradebook
  7. USF students begin hunger strike, confront trustees over Israel-Hamas war
    March 18• News
  8. Students plan hunger strike, saying USF should call out Gaza civilian deaths
    March 15• The Education Gradebook
  9. USF ‘bungled’ research project where 2 animals died, group says
    March 14• The Education Gradebook
  10. NAACP urges student-athletes to ‘reconsider’ going to Florida’s public colleges
    March 11• The Education Gradebook
  11. Widespread delays, cancellations continue at Tampa International Airport
    March 9• Tampa
  12. No bond for man accused of hate crime in Tampa dog park shooting
    March 9• Crime
  13. Florida replaced sociology with an early US history course. A closer look.
    March 5• The Education Gradebook
  14. Error by Pinellas medical examiner’s office led to mix-up of remains
    March 2• Pinellas
  15. UF eliminates diversity office; will steer money to faculty recruitment instead
    March 1• The Education Gradebook
  16. New College of Florida is sanctioned by national faculty group
    Feb. 26• The Education Gradebook
  17. Florida Holocaust Museum, USF will house Elie Wiesel collection
    Feb. 20• The Education Gradebook
  18. Tampa Bay officials thank Frank and Carol Morsani for decades of giving
    Feb. 5• The Education Gradebook
  19. Florida Prepaid plan cuts prices, citing years of low tuition increases
    Jan. 31• The Education Gradebook
  20. $15M gift fuels Tampa Catholic arts center, fulfilling ‘a pledge to God’
    Jan. 25• The Education Gradebook
  21. Florida makes it official: Universities to drop sociology as a core course
    Jan. 25• Archive
  22. Did DeSantis push to disband pro-Palestinian student group? Two answers.
    Jan. 19• The Education Gradebook
  23. Florida education board votes to end diversity efforts at state colleges
    Jan. 17• The Education Gradebook
  24. Jay Leno stopped by Safety Harbor restaurant The Nona Slice House
    Jan. 13• News